Posted on January 26, 2023
(HARTFORD) — Today, State Representative Joe Zullo (R-99) joined the House General Assembly as he considered House Resolution 9, Proposing the Approval of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Connecticut, and the CT State Police Union. Last week, joint members of the Appropriations Committee held a public hearing and committee vote where H.R. 9 was approved for House floor debate.
The State Police Contract consists of several new approaches to encouraging State Police recruitment, as well as motivate current employees to avoid seeking more competitive pay and benefits as outside of Connecticut. More specifically, the contract will implement roughly a twenty percent estimated salary increase for 888 employees over the next four years, while also tending to concerns with appropriate meal reimbursement, health and wellness stipends, overtime compensation, and trainee pay.
The final vote tally for H.R. 9 in the House General Assembly was 142-1, with support from Rep. Zullo. Additionally, the House also considered judicial and executive nominations for both commissioner and secretary positions to oversee various legislative committees.
Ahead of Wednesday’s vote, House Republicans proposed three bills before the Public Safety Committee, range from restoring an officer’s ability to perform consent searches during motor vehicle stops to creating a fund to compensate the families of officers who are killed in the line of duty.
House Republican Proposals on Supporting Law Enforcement
For more information on this and any other state issues, please visit the General Assembly’s website at cga.ct.gov. For more current updates, visit Facebook.com/StateRepZullo.