"AN ACT CONCERNING SEVERE MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENT AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE. "

After the last section, add the following and renumber sections and internal references accordingly:

"Sec. 501. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Upon receiving a request for a hearing pursuant to subsection (k) or (l) of section 5-155a of the general statutes, the chairman of the Connecticut State Employees Retirement Commission shall appoint a subcommittee, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of said section, to hear and decide the issues presented at such hearing. The subcommittee shall consist of the chairman and four members appointed by the chairman, two of whom shall represent employees and two of whom shall represent employers.

(b) If the claimant requesting such hearing is a member of the municipal employees retirement system, the subcommittee shall include (1) one member who represents employees participating in the municipal employee retirement system, provided such member does not represent employees from the same municipality as the claimant, and (2) one member who represents a municipality participating in the municipal employees retirement system, provided such member does not represent the municipality in which the claimant is employed.

(c) If the claimant requesting such hearing is a classified employee, no member appointed to the subcommittee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be a member of the same bargaining unit as the claimant. "