Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153m

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 10-153m - Payment of attorney's fees in proceedings to vacate or confirm teacher grievance arbitration awards

In any action brought pursuant to section 52-418 to vacate an arbitration award rendered in a controversy between a board of education and a teacher or the organization which is the exclusive representative of a group of teachers, or to confirm, pursuant to section 52-417, such an arbitration award, reasonable attorney's fees and costs may be awarded in accordance with the following:

(1) Where the board of education moves to vacate an award and the award is not vacated, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the teacher;
(2) where the teacher moves to vacate an award and the award is not vacated, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the board of education;
(3) where the teacher moves to confirm an award, if the board of education refuses to stipulate to such confirmation and if the award is confirmed, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the teacher;
(4) where the board of education moves to confirm an award, if the teacher refuses to stipulate to such confirmation and if the award is confirmed, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the board of education.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153m

(P.A. 80-192.)

Cited. 190 Conn. 235; 200 Conn. 376; 201 Conn. 685; 202 Conn. 492; 205 Conn. 116; 206 Conn. 113; 216 Conn. 253; 217 Conn. 110; 234 Conn. 704; 239 Conn. 32. Cited. 5 Conn.App. 253; 23 Conn.App. 727; 35 Conn.App. 111. Cited. 38 Conn.Supp. 80.