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14		-	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUD Y
15		-	APPRENTICESHIP OPPOR TUNITIES FOR HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-
16		-	DEMAND JOBS.
	11	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	12	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	15	+	Introduced by:
	16	+	(HED)
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	20	+	AN ACT CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP OPPOR TUNITIES FOR
	21	+	HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS.
17	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	23		Assembly convened:
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20	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
21	26		to study the feasibility of developing a public-private partnership that 2
22	27		provides apprenticeship opportunities for high school and college 3
23		-	students in high-growth, high-demand industries in the state. The task 4
24		-	force shall (1) identify high-growth, high-demand industries in the 5
25		-	state; (2) identify the education and skill level requirements for jobs in 6
26		-	such industries; (3) analyze whether educational achievement and 7
27		-	attainment trends of students in the state sufficiently satisfy the 8
28		-	requirements of such jobs; (4) identify state-wide demographic trends 9
29		-	in the workforce; (5) identify and review (A) any apprenticeship 10
30		-	programs in the state, whether established pursuant to statute, 11
31		-	regulation or policy, and (B) national best practices in apprenticeship 12
32		-	programs being administered in the state and in other states for the 13
33		-	purpose of determining if such programs can be replicated; (6) make 14
34		-	recommendations regarding apprenticeship programs in the state that 15
35		-	are not utilized or deemed to be ineffective; (7) analyze the feasibility 16
36		-	of creating partnerships in the state that provide apprenticeship 17
37		-	opportunities for jobs in high-growth, high-demand industries; (8) 18
38		-	examine whether the program of apprentice training maintained by 19 Substitute Bill No. 6887
	28	+	students in high-growth, high-demand jobs in the state. The task force 4
	29	+	shall (1) identify high-growth, high-demand jobs in the state in fields 5
	30	+	including, but not limited to, finance, computer science, engineering, 6
	31	+	health care, insurance and biomedicine; (2) identify the education and 7
	32	+	skill level requirements for such jobs; (3) analyze whether educational 8
	33	+	achievement and attainment trends of students in the state sufficiently 9
	34	+	satisfy the requirements of such jobs; (4) identify state-wide 10
	35	+	demographic trends in the workforce; (5) review similar 11
	36	+	apprenticeship programs being administered in other states, including, 12
	37	+	but not limited to, Colorado and Georgia, for the purpose of 13
	38	+	determining if such programs can be replicated in Connecticut; (6) 14
	39	+	analyze the feasibility of creating partnerships in the state that provide 15
	40	+	apprenticeship opportunities for such high-growth, high-demand jobs; 16
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45		-	the Labor Department, as provided in section 31-22q of the general 20
46		-	statutes, can be utilized or expanded to develop such partnerships; and 21
47		-	(9) identify any potential institutional or legal obstacles associated with 22
48		-	the creation and implementation of such partnerships and 23
49		-	apprenticeship opportunities; 24
50		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 25
51		-	(1) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 26
52		-	or the president's designee; 27
53		-	(2) The president of The University of Connecticut, or the 28
54		-	president's designee; 29
55		-	(3) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 30
56		-	(4) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 31
57		-	or the commissioner's designee; 32
58		-	(5) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 33
59		-	(6) The superintendent of the technical high school system, or the 34
60		-	superintendent's designee; 35
61		-	(7) The president of the board of directors of the Connecticut 36
62		-	Association of Public School Superintendents, or the president's 37
63		-	designee; 38
64		-	(8) The executive director of the Connecticut Association of Boards 39
65		-	of Education, or the executive director's designee; 40
66		-	(9) A representative from a trade organization, appointed by the 41
67		-	speaker of the House of Representatives; 42
68		-	(10) Two executive officers from the top ten largest employers in the 43
69		-	state as determined by the total number of employees in the state, or 44
70		-	the executive officers' designees, one of whom shall be appointed by 45
71		-	the president pro tempore of the Senate, and one of whom shall be 46 Substitute Bill No. 6887
	46	+	(7) examine whether the existing apprenticeship program, as provided 17
	47	+	in chapter 557 of the general statutes, can be utilized or expanded to 18
	48	+	develop such partnerships; and (8) identify any potential institutional 19
	49	+	or legal obstacles associated with the creation and implementation of 20
	50	+	such partnerships and apprenticeship opportunities. 21
	51	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 22
	52	+	(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 23
	53	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 24
	54	+	relating to higher education and employment advancement, or their 25
	55	+	designees; 26
	56	+	(2) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 27
	57	+	(3) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 28
	58	+	or the commissioner's designee; 29
	59	+	(4) The superintendent of the technical high school system, or the 30
	60	+	superintendent's designee; 31
	61	+	(5) A representative of the Connecticut Business and Industry 32
	62	+	Association; 33
	63	+	(6) The chief executive officer from a top-tier Connecticut business 34
	64	+	selected by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, or the 35
	65	+	chief executive officer's designee; 36
	66	+	(7) A representative of the National Federation of Independent 37
	67	+	Business; 38
	68	+	(8) The chief executive officer from a top-tier Connecticut business, 39
	69	+	selected by the National Federation of Independent Business, or the 40
	70	+	chief executive officer's designee; 41
	71	+	(9) A representative of the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement 42
	72	+	Now; 43
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78		-	appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 47
79		-	(11) Two representatives from community foundations in the state, 48
80		-	one of whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the House of 49
81		-	Representatives, and one of whom shall be appointed by the minority 50
82		-	leader of the House of Representatives; 51
83		-	(12) A representative from an education advocacy organization, 52
84		-	appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 53
85		-	(13) Two representatives from multinational corporations with a 54
86		-	physical presence in the state, appointed by the Governor; and 55
87		-	(14) Two representatives from an employee labor organization, 56
88		-	appointed by the Governor. 57
89		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 58
90		-	this section may be a member of the General Assembly. 59
91		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 60
92		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 61
93		-	filled by the appointing authority. Any vacancy remaining after the 62
94		-	first scheduled meeting of the task force shall be appointed by the 63
95		-	chairpersons of the task force. 64
96		-	(e) The chairpersons of the task force shall be elected from among 65
97		-	the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the 66
98		-	first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 67
99		-	days after the effective date of this section. 68
100		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 69
101		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 70
102		-	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative 71
103		-	staff of the task force. 72
104		-	(g) Not later than February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter until 73
105		-	January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and 74 Substitute Bill No. 6887
	78	+	(10) A representative of the Connecticut Conference of Independent 44
	79	+	Colleges; 45
	80	+	(11) A representative of the American Swiss Foundation; 46
	81	+	(12) Representatives from multinational corporations with a 47
	82	+	physical presence in the state selected by the Commissioner of 48
	83	+	Economic and Community Development; 49
	84	+	(13) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 50
	85	+	Universities, or the president's designee; 51
	86	+	(14) The president of The University of Connecticut, or the 52
	87	+	president's designee; and 53
	88	+	(15) A representative of a community foundation. 54
	89	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 55
	90	+	this section may be a member of the General Assembly. 56
	91	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 57
	92	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 58
	93	+	filled by the appointing authority. 59
	94	+	(e) The chairpersons of the task force shall be elected from among 60
	95	+	the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the 61
	96	+	first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 62
	97	+	days after the effective date of this section. 63
	98	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 64
	99	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 65
	100	+	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative 66
	101	+	staff of the task force. 67
	102	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 68
	103	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 69
	104	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 70
	105	+	relating to education, higher education and employment advancement, 71
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112		-	recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General 75
113		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher 76
114		-	education and employment advancement, and labor and public 77
115		-	employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 78
116		-	general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 79
117		-	submits its fourth annual report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later. 80
	111	+	and labor and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of 72
	112	+	section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on 73
	113	+	the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is 74
	114	+	later. 75
118	115		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
119	116		sections:
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121	118		Section 1 from passage New section
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123		-	HED Joint Favorable Subst.
	120	+	Statement of Purpose:
	121	+	To establish a task force to identify high-growth, high-demand jobs
	122	+	and analyze the implementation and creation of partnerships that
	123	+	provide apprenticeship opportunities for such jobs.
	124	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	125	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	126	+	not underlined.]
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	128	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. MILLER P., 145th Dist.
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	130	+	H.B. 6887
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