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Connecticut House Bill HB05434

Connecticut 2014 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05434 Compare Versions

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1-House Bill No. 5434
1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5434
2+February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1945
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4+Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
5+Introduced by:
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3-Special Act No. 14-19
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5-AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN FOR CAREER READINESS AND MANUFACTURING APPRENTICESHIP PREPARATION PROGRAMS AT THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
10+Raised Bill No. 5434
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12+February Session, 2014
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14+LCO No. 1945
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16+*_____HB05434ED____041414____*
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18+Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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20+Introduced by:
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24+AN ACT REQUIRING A TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGE COOPERATIVE.
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726 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2014) (a) Not later than January 1, 2015, the technical high school system, in collaboration with the Labor Department, the state Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and industry and business representatives, shall develop a plan to utilize the manufacturing centers at the technical high schools after regular school hours and on weekends for (1) career-readiness programs for students of Connecticut high schools or institutions of higher education or adults seeking to reenter the workforce, and (2) offering instruction approved by the office within the Labor Department that is responsible for apprenticeship training to teach the skills necessary for a person to succeed in a manufacturing apprenticeship program certified in accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner and registered with the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council established under section 31-22n of the general statutes.
28+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2014) (a) Not later than September 1, 2014, the regional community-technical college system shall collaborate with the technical high school system to develop a cooperative agreement pursuant to which each regional community-technical college and its neighboring technical high school may (1) share space, equipment, materials or instructors, and (2) allow technical high school students to earn college credit from the regional community-technical college. Such collaboration shall consider the necessity for a memorandum of understanding between each such college and neighboring technical high school in order to facilitate such agreement.
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11-(b) In developing such plan, the technical high school system, Labor Department, state Department of Education and Board of Regents for Higher Education shall consider, but not limit consideration to, the following:
30+(b) Not later than January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the regional community-technical college system shall report on the status of (1) the cooperative agreement developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and (2) the relationship between each regional community-technical college and its neighboring technical high school to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
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13-(1) The recommendations of the Connecticut early college task force, convened by the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Commissioner of Education, including, but not limited to, expanding the manufacturing technology program at Asnuntuck Community College to other locations;
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15-(2) Preparing participants for the national career readiness certificate examination or other nationally recognized credentials;
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17-(3) Integrating a (A) program developed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education to assist students who are deficient in mathematics skills, and (B) curriculum that provides career readiness training;
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19-(4) Incorporating on-line manufacturing training;
35+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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21-(5) Investigating whether there are any benefits to Connecticut becoming a work ready community through a partnership with ACT;
38+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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23-(6) Utilizing the Labor Department's pre-apprenticeship program to enable students to obtain work experience and complete the educational requirements of an apprenticeship program certified in accordance with regulations adopted by the Labor Commissioner and registered with the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council established under section 31-22n of the general statutes;
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25-(7) The emerging regional, state and national industries and related technologies and the technical training needed to improve workforce readiness for such industries;
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27-(8) Examining methods of overcoming impediments to utilizing the technical high schools, including, but not limited to, the requirement that a nurse be present in the building and the availability of technical high school teaching professionals;
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29-(9) Identifying the necessary resources to fund and implement such plan, including leveraging state and federal funding and grants from private entities; and
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31-(10) Affording students the ability to earn college credit where applicable.
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33-Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on such plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, labor and higher education.
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