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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 281 of 739

(e) Any employee aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the employer within one hundred eighty calendar days of the employer action alleged to be in violation of this section. Such action may be brought by an employee without first filing an administrative complaint. (f) The rights and remedies specified in this section are cumulative and nonexclusive and are in addition to any other rights or remedies afforded by contract or under other provisions of law. Sec. 195. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 1 of public act 22- 19 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (1) "Reproductive health care services" includes all medical, surgical, counseling or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including, but not limited to, services relating to pregnancy, contraception or the termination of a pregnancy and all medical care relating to treatment of gender dysphoria; and Sec. 196. Section 4-28e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) There is created a Tobacco Settlement Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund. Any funds received by the state from the Master Settlement Agreement executed November 23, 1998, shall be deposited into the fund. (b) (1) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of the Tobacco Settlement Fund, all or any part of the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund created in section 4-28f and all or any part of the Biomedical Research Trust Fund created in section 19a-32c. The interest derived from any such investment shall be credited to the resources of the fund from which the investment was made.