General Assembly Raised Bill No. 398
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2544
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Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 398
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 2544
*02544_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2016) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall submit a report on the transition of former casino employees to employment in other job sectors, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) An analysis of the impact of casino job losses on the workforce in eastern Connecticut; (2) an examination of the availability of industry sectors in eastern Connecticut into which former casino employees may gain employment, including, but not limited to, the advanced manufacturing and health care fields; (3) the type and amount of training necessary for transition into such industry sectors; (4) the existing resources in eastern Connecticut for former casino employees to obtain such training; and (5) recommendations for any additional training resources or change in career coaching the commissioner deems necessary to aid the transition to such industry sectors.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to conduct an analysis of the impact casino job losses have had on the workforce in eastern Connecticut and an evaluation of how to transition those former employees into jobs in other industry sectors.
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