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07/26/2017
Gov. Malloy Statement on Attorney General’s Formal Opinion Regarding State Employee Contracts
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement in response to the formal opinion regarding state employee contracts from Attorney General George Jepsen that was released today:
“Despite the political rhetoric from those wishing to defeat the SEBAC agreement and undermine collective bargaining, the facts are the facts. And the fact is, the legal opinion offered by the Attorney General Jepsen stresses that substantial constitutional questions remain with respect to certain Republican proposals to alter portions of state employee collective bargaining agreements. Furthermore, the opinion goes on to explain that it is difficult to determine if such changes would withstand a legal challenge. In fact, Attorney General Jepsen closes the letter by stating: ‘Accordingly, we reaffirm the caution expressed in Opinion 89-11 that the alteration of existing contracts between the State and its employees has the potential for running afoul of the constitutional standards under the Contract Clause.’
“The AG’s opinion is quite clear and no amount of spin will change what this opinion actually means.”
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