CT HB05047

Connecticut Port Authority shall submit quarterly reports beginning January 1, 2025 to legislative committees detailing work on the Small Harbor Improvement Projects Program, dredging activities and needs, and maritime marketing activities.

Deadline for Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to submit recommendations on creating a quasi-public state agency or waste authority for solid waste infrastructure development and operations is extended from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025.

Small town economic assistance program grant limits increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per municipality per fiscal year for municipalities that are not economically distressed and do not have designated urban centers.

State employees during their initial working test period now eligible for 21 days annual vacation and 3 days personal leave with pay, matching benefits previously limited to employees after one full year of service.

New Higher Education Financial Oversight Committee established as an independent legislative body to review financial status of state higher education institutions and University of Connecticut Health Center, with first report due by January 1, 2025.