Appointed To Committee Leadership

January 31, 2017

State Representative Al Paolillo (D-New Haven), who recently took the oath of office in the 97th Assembly District, has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee by Speaker of the House Joseph Aresimowicz (D-Berlin/Southington).

Rep. Paolillo was also named to the legislature’s Public Safety and Insurance and Real Estate Committees.

“I am pleased and honored being appointed Vice Chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee by Speaker Aresimowicz,” Rep. Paolillo said. “I am looking forward to serving on the Public Safety and Insurance and Real Estate Committees.The committees impact the lives of our citizens and I am energized by the challenge to serve their needs.”

“As a first term legislator Rep. Paolillo brings a fresh perspective that will serve him well as he takes on his new responsibilities,” Speaker Aresimowicz said. “As vice-chair of our Labor Committee, as well as serving on two additional committees, he is well positioned to both serve his constituents of New Haven and Connecticut residents as a whole.”

The Labor and Public Employees Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, conditions of employment, hours of labor, minimum wages, industrial safety, occupational health and safety, labor unions and labor disputes, all matters relating to the Department of Labor; and all matters relating to conditions of employment of state and municipal employees and the substantive law of state and municipal employees' collective bargaining.

The Public Safety and Security Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and civil preparedness and homeland security, state police, the state-wide organized crime investigative task force, municipal police training, fire marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code, and legalized gambling.

The Insurance and Real Estate Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to insurance law and real estate law.