(a) The members of the board, the chief referee and the referees of the state shall each be paid from the Employment Security Administration Fund a salary to be determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to section 4-40, provided the chief referee shall receive a salary greater than the salary paid to a referee and the chairman of the board shall receive a salary greater than the salary paid to the chief referee. Expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties of office by the chairman and members of the board, the chief referee, and the referees shall be reimbursed in accordance with regulations established for state employees by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.

(b) Subject to the provisions of chapter 67, the board may appoint such employees in the appeals division as it deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter, provided the board shall appoint a staff assistant. The staff assistant shall be qualified, by reason of his training, education and experience, to carry out the duties of the position, which include, but are not limited to, performing legal research for the board, advising referees on legal matters relating to procedural and substantive problems of hearings and appeals, assisting the board chairman in preparing legislative amendments to unemployment compensation law pertaining to appellate matters, serving as acting chairman of the board in the chairman's absence, and other related duties as required.

(P.A. 74-339, S. 6, 12, 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 70, 610; P.A. 83-570, S. 10, 17.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board and commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 83-570 amended section to provide for salary for members in lieu of per diem payments and to establish the position of staff assistant and specify his duties.