Sec.5-240-8a. Postdiscipline procedure

(a) Within one week of a decision by the appointing authority to suspend an employee, demote an employee except at the request of an employee or dismiss an employee, the appointing authority shall provide written notice, in addition to any notice that may have been provided in accordance with the prediscipline procedure, to the employee stating the appointing authority's decision, the reasons for the decision, the effective date of the decision and informing the employee of any right to further review or appeal that the employee may have pursuant to either C.G.S. Section 5-202 or an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

(b) The effective date of a dismissal shall be no earlier than two weeks from the date of the notice required by (a) above, except in cases of serious misconduct by an employee affecting the public, or affecting the welfare, health or safety of patients, inmates or clients of state institutions or facilities, or of state employees, or the protection of state property, in which case the appointing authority may make the dismissal effective immediately upon the close of the prediscipline meeting. The appointing authority shall state the specific reason for imposing immediate dismissal at the close of the prediscipline meeting and in the subsequent written notice of discipline.

(c) The effective date of a demotion shall be no earlier than two weeks from the date of the notice.

(d) The effective date of a suspension shall be at a time determined by the appointing authority, commencing after oral or written notice of the determination to impose a suspension, so long as any oral notice is followed by the written notice required by this section.

(Effective May 5, 1988)