The bill, Substitute House Bill No. 5469, concerns the provision of flexible holidays for full-time permanent state employees. It introduces a new subsection (d) to Section 5-250 of the general statutes, which allows these employees to substitute two flexible holidays for two legal holidays each calendar year. These flexible holidays can be used for any reason, including religious holidays and cultural festivities, and will not be deducted from the employee's vacation or sick leave credits. Unused flexible holidays do not accumulate year to year. The bill also includes a renumbering of subsequent subsections due to the insertion of the new subsection (d), changing the original subsection (d) to (e) and (e) to (f).

The bill requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services to adopt regulations concerning the implementation of the flexible holiday provisions. Additionally, the bill makes a minor amendment to Section 51-12(c) of the general statutes, updating the cross-reference to the renumbered subsection of Section 5-250. The bill is effective from October 1, 2024, and has been reported favorably by the Committee on Labor and Public Employees. The fiscal impact of the bill is minimal for the state, and there is no municipal impact. The bill's provisions would apply only to full-time permanent state employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, as such agreements supersede conflicting statutory provisions.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 5-250
LAB Joint Favorable: 5-250
File No. 374: 5-250