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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 7011
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1117
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS THAT
PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 12 of the general statutes be amended to establish a tax 1
credit program modeled after the federal Investing in American 2
Workers Act, which provides a tax credit for employers who increase 3
their spending on training for low income workers. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage businesses to invest in job training to help close the skills
gap and prepare workers for unfilled jobs in Connecticut.