CT HB05439

Establishes a task force effective July 1, 2012 to study whether homemaker and companion service registries should pay unemployment insurance and workers' compensation for individuals they supply or refer.

Task force shall examine the impact of requiring such payments on the availability of homecare workers and review how other states regulate registries.

Membership includes joint standing committee chairs and ranking members from aging and labor committees, registry and homemaker-companion agency representatives, workers supplied by registries, consumers receiving services, and five state commissioners (Labor, Revenue Services, Public Health, Consumer Protection, and Insurance).

All appointments must be made within 30 days of the effective date, with the first meeting scheduled within 60 days.

Task force shall submit findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee on aging by January 1, 2013, and shall terminate upon submission of the report or January 1, 2013, whichever is later.