Although House Bill 5047 (which passed the CT House and Senate) extends Governor Lamont's Executive Order 13G (the Vaccination/Testing Mandate for State Employees), HB5047 excludes provisions concerning State Employees who are not in a state hospital setting...this appears to mean that the vaccination/testing mandate for the vast majority of A&R employees has expired as of today, February 15, 2022.
Be cautious with this, however. This does not necessarily mean that testing can't still be required. The State, as our employer, still has the authority to re-introduce testing. For now, the Executive Order has expired and it appears that weekly testing will most likely cease, but this has not been confirmed.
This brings us to a little reminder: in March 2021, the State announced they would award Comp Time to employees who showed proof of COVID vaccination. Each employee who verified with their agency that they had received a COVID vaccination dose was awarded 1 hour of comp time for each dose received...this Comp Time expires after 1 year from the date it was credited to the employee. If you received 1 or 2 hours of Comp Time as a result of this policy, please make sure you use that Comp Time within 1 year of it being credited or it will expire. This time will not be compensable upon separation from the State; it is use or lose it. VaxCompTimeAgreement