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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 187 of 739
The program shall provide payment to each full-time eligible applicant, after October 1, 2022, provided the amount in the Connecticut premium pay account, established in subsection (c) of this section, is sufficient to fully fund all approved applicants according to the following formula: (A) One thousand dollars to each worker whose individual income was less than one hundred thousand dollars; (B) eight hundred dollars to each worker whose individual income was between one hundred thousand dollars and one hundred nine thousand nine hundred ninety- nine dollars; (C) six hundred dollars to each worker whose individual income was between one hundred ten thousand dollars and one hundred nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars; (D) four hundred dollars to each worker whose individual income was between one hundred twenty thousand dollars and one hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars; and (E) two hundred dollars to each worker whose individual income was between one hundred thirty thousand dollars and one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars. No payment shall be made to any full-time eligible applicant whose income is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more. The program shall provide five hundred dollars to each part-time eligible applicant. If the amount in the Connecticut premium pay account is not sufficient to fully fund all approved applicants according to the formula provided in this subsection, then all approved applicants' payments shall be reduced proportionally. No assistance shall be paid to any eligible applicant after June 30, 2024. The program shall be administered by the office of the Comptroller, or a third party under contract with said office to act as an administrator. (2) The administrator shall accept applications for assistance on and after the effective date of this section. For the purposes of this section, the administrator shall be authorized to: (A) Determine whether an eligible applicant meets the requirements for eligibility for compensation under this section; (B) summon and examine under oath such witnesses who may provide information relevant to the eligibility