CT HB06359

If parties cannot agree on a neutral arbitrator, either side may petition Superior Court to appoint a state referee as the neutral arbitrator.

All arbitration hearings shall be open to the public and documents submitted during arbitration shall be classified as public records.

A municipality's ability to pay employee compensation from ongoing revenues without reducing municipal services shall be the primary consideration factor for arbitration boards.

Arbitration boards cannot approve awards that increase employee compensation costs at a rate greater than the five-year average increase of sales and property taxes.

Arbitration boards cannot approve awards that retroactively adjust non-base compensation, create new unfunded liabilities, or interfere with police or fire chiefs' operational and staffing decisions.