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SB00058 - An Act Entitling Towns To Full Reimbursement Under The Excess Cost Grant For Special Education.
Martin M. Looney, Herron Gaston
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
To ensure that towns receive the amount entitled to them under the excess cost grant for special education regardless of the amount appropriated for such purpose in the state budget for the fiscal year.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00412 - An Act Concerning The Protection Of Warehouse Workers In The State.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Martin M. Looney
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
To create protections for warehouse workers in the state against unreasonable quotas imposed by employers.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00205 - An Act Eliminating Income And Asset Limits In The Med-connect Program For Employees With Disabilities.
Human Services, Martin M. Looney, Herron Gaston
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
To eliminate income and asset limits in a program providing Medicaid benefits for employees with disabilities.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00156 - An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Requiring Nursing Homes To Spend A Percentage Of Medicaid Reimbursement Or Total Revenue On Direct Care Of Nursing Home Residents.
Select Committee on Aging, Martin M. Looney, Saud Anwar
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
To require nursing home facilities to spend at least eighty per cent of Medicaid funding provided by the state on direct care.
STATUS
Introduced
HB05470 - An Act Concerning Transportation Network Companies And Third-party Delivery Companies.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Anne Hughes
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
To (1) establish minimum compensation and working conditions standards for network workers in the state, and (2) require the Commissioner of Transportation to establish a reciprocity agreement with neighboring states to allow network workers to pick up passengers and deliveries across state lines.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00408 - An Act Concerning Pre And Post Shift Hours.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Martin M. Looney
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
To amend the definition of "hours worked" by including the time an employee spends in security screenings required by an employer for purposes of chapter 558 of the general statutes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB00413 - An Act Concerning Predictable Scheduling.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Martin M. Looney
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
To (1) require certain employers to provide advance notice to certain employees of such employees' work schedule and work schedule changes, (2) create a cause of action and penalties against employers for alleged violations, and (3) allow whistleblowers who know of a violation to bring a suit for an alleged violation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00409 - An Act Concerning Wage Theft Responsibility.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Herron Gaston
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
To make a contractor liable for unpaid wages owed to an employee of a subcontractor at any tier who performs work on any portion of a construction contract.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB00414 - An Act Concerning Equity In State Employment.
Labor and Public Employees, Maryam Khan, Robyn A. Porter
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
To implement the recommendations of the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health regarding equity in state employment.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00306 - An Act Providing For The Phased-out Elimination Of Asset Limits In The Husky C Program.
Human Services, Martin M. Looney, Susan M. Johnson
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
To eliminate asset limits for HUSKY C health benefits over a five-year period.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Connecticut district SD-023
COMMITTEES
Connecticut Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Herron Gaston is from Seattle, Washington. He earned his BA in History and Political Science at Morehouse College in 2001. After graduating, Herron joined the Peace Corps and served in Senegal. In 2006, Herron earned his law degree from Seattle University. He practices law and owns a consulting firm. Herron previously worked for the King County Prosecuting Attorney as a deputy prosecuting attorney.read less
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