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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7089
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3758
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E FUNDING AND EXPANS ION OF
CERTAIN ADVANCED MAN UFACTURING CERTIFICA TE PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) As used in this section 1
and sections 2 and 3 of this act: 2
(1) "Public institution of higher education" means the institutions of 3
higher education identified in subdivision (2) of section 10a-1 of the 4
general statutes; 5
(2) "Qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate program" means 6
a for-credit or noncredit sub-baccalaureate advanced manufacturing 7
certificate program offered by a public institution of higher education 8
in which at least seventy-five per cent of the graduates of such 9
certificate program are employed in a field requiring such certificate in 10
the year following such students' graduation; and 11
(3) "Student cohort" has the same meaning as provided in section 12
10a-57a of the general statutes. 13
(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish a 14 Raised Bill No. 7089
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program to provide supplemental funding grants to public institutions 15
of higher education for the support or expansion of qualifying 16
advanced manufacturing certificate programs offered by such 17
institutions. Such program shall be administered in accordance with 18
the provisions of this section and sections 2 and 3 of this act. 19
(c) A public institution of higher education may submit an 20
application to the Board of Regents for Higher Education for a 21
supplemental funding grant under this section for each qualifying 22
advanced manufacturing certificate program offered by such 23
institution. An application shall be made at such time and in such 24
manner as the board prescribes. An application shall include, but need 25
not be limited to, documentation substantiating the employment rate 26
in the prior fiscal year of the graduates of the qualifying advanced 27
manufacturing certificate program in a field requiring such certificate 28
and an explanation of how the institution will use the supplemental 29
funding grant to support or expand the qualifying advanced 30
manufacturing certificate program. An institution that receives a 31
supplemental funding grant under this section shall use such grant for 32
the purpose of supporting or expanding the qualifying advanced 33
manufacturing certificate program. 34
(d) Not later than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Board of 35
Regents for Higher Education shall submit a request to the Department 36
of Revenue Services to segregate, in accordance with the provisions of 37
section 2 of this act, fifty per cent of the average income tax liability of 38
the preceding two student cohorts who graduate from qualifying 39
advanced manufacturing certificate programs and are employed in a 40
field requiring such certificate. To assist the Department of Revenue 41
Services in calculating the amount of income tax liability to be 42
segregated, the board shall provide the department with the following 43
data: (1) The average annual salary in the prior fiscal year for the 44
preceding two student cohorts who graduate from qualifying 45
advanced manufacturing certificate programs, which shall be based on 46
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occupations requiring such certificate, and (2) the total number of 48
graduates of the qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate 49
programs in the prior fiscal year who are employed in a field requiring 50
such certificate. 51
(e) Not later than March 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Board 52
of Regents for Higher Education shall submit a report, in accordance 53
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 54
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 55
matters relating to higher education and employment advancement 56
regarding the supplemental funding grant program for qualifying 57
advanced manufacturing certificate programs. Such report shall 58
include, but need not be limited to, the amount of funds deposited in 59
the advanced manufacturing certificate programs account established 60
pursuant to section 3 of this act, the graduation and salary data 61
described in subsection (d) of this section, the manner in which public 62
institutions of higher education have expended supplemental funding 63
grants and any recommendations for expansion of the supplemental 64
funding grant program. 65
(f) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may accept private 66
donations for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this 67
section. Any private donations accepted by the board shall be 68
deposited in the advanced manufacturing certificate programs 69
account, established pursuant to section 3 of this act. 70
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) For purposes of the 71
supplemental funding grant program for qualifying advanced 72
manufacturing certificate programs established pursuant to section 1 73
of this act, for the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2020, 74
and each taxable year thereafter, the Commissioner of Revenue 75
Services shall use the qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate 76
programs data provided by the Board of Regents for Higher Education 77
pursuant to subsection (d) of section 1 of this act to calculate and 78
segregate an amount equal to fifty per cent of the average annual 79
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from qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate programs 81
multiplied by the total number of graduates of the qualifying 82
advanced manufacturing certificate programs in the prior fiscal year 83
who are employed in a field requiring such certificate. The 84
commissioner shall annually deposit such segregated funds into the 85
advanced manufacturing certificate programs account established 86
pursuant to section 3 of this act. 87
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) There is established an 88
advanced manufacturing certificate programs account which shall be a 89
separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Funds 90
segregated by the Commissioner of Revenue Services pursuant to 91
section 2 of this act and any private donations accepted pursuant to 92
subsection (f) of section 1 of this act shall be deposited in the account. 93
The moneys in said account shall be expended by the Board of Regents 94
for Higher Education for the purpose of providing supplemental 95
funding grants to public institutions of higher education that offer 96
qualifying advanced manufacturing certificate programs pursuant to 97
section 1 of this act. The State Treasurer shall invest the proceeds of the 98
account. Investment earnings, after paying any costs incurred by the 99
State Treasurer in administering the account, shall be credited to the 100
General Fund. On or before September 1, 2020, and annually 101
thereafter, the State Treasurer shall notify said board of the total 102
amount deposited in the account. 103
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 New section
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