CBIA Membership Councils

Consisting of attorneys specializing in this area of business law, this group identifies and provides input on legislative actions and court rulings affecting business liability costs. Members meet with legislators, provide input for amicus briefs and often provide testimony at public hearings to further CBIA's agenda.

The Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council consists of representatives from CBIA member companies with biotech, pharmaceutical, and bioscience-related interests. Working with CBIA staff, the council communicates to policymakers strategies to fuel industry job growth and timely introduction of new medicines, medical devices, and products developed and/or manufactured with the aid of bioscience. The council meets regularly and interacts with the Connecticut General Assembly's Life Sciences Caucus and Connecticut's Congressional delegation.

E2: Energy & Environment Council is Connecticut's premier membership organization for energy and environment issues. The council comprises members who are interested in keeping up-to-date on the latest compliance requirements and in assisting CBIA in developing and advocating policy positions. Members meet monthly, receive regular email alerts on regulatory and legislative activity, and can access information through the council's web site. They also may participate on any of several task forces and work groups focusing on legislative and regulatory issues.

Comprising public policy/government affairs professionals from some of our larger member companies, this group helps the association in policy development and provides a forum for discussing critical policy and political issues facing Connecticut employers.

The Human Resources Advisory Committee provides HR professionals a forum to share thoughts with CBIA staff on programs, events, and member services. It also offers committee members opportunities to network with peers, seek advice/counsel regarding problems within their own organizations, and share operational, consultative, and educational resources. Committee members are apprised of legislative/regulatory developments affecting HR, and their comments are shared with CBIA's government affairs team.

Consisting of attorneys and senior human resource managers specializing in this area of business law, the group identifies and provides input on legislative actions and court rulings affecting labor and employment law. Members meet with legislators, provide input for amicus briefs and often provide testimony at public hearings to further CBIA's agenda.

Our Legal Affairs Council challenges court and government administrative rulings that could negatively affect the business community. It regularly files amicus briefs supporting its positions. The council is composed of general counsels from member companies with an interest in identifying federal and state litigation that could have an impact on the state's business climate.

This group of government affairs experts and executives from businesses, trade associations, and chambers of commerce meets weekly (on Monday mornings) during the legislative session to review events at the state Capitol, plan strategy and build coalitions.

CBIA's Safety Advisory Board consists of managers from member companies who have occupational safety and health loss/control responsibilities. The group provides input for our programs and events, discusses new compliance requirements, and assists in developing CBIA positions on safety and health policies.

This committee helps formulate our public policy positions on tax issues. The committee is composed of tax experts within the membership representing various industries, as well as tax practitioners. The committee generally meets quarterly, although additional meetings may be scheduled during the legislative session to make recommendations concerning Connecticut tax policy.

Composed primarily of managers and other professionals responsible for their company's workers' compensation programs, this group identifies and provides input on CBIA's workers' compensation public policy initiatives. This includes our review of court actions that can lead to CBIA's involvement as an amicus party. This group also monitors the activities of the state offices that are responsible for administering or overseeing the state's workers' compensation system. Council members frequently meet with regulators and legislators to help improve the system.