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12	19		AN ACT MAKING MINOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO LABOR
13	20		DEPARTMENT STATUTES.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Section 10-95h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
19	26		(a) Not later than November thirtieth each year, the joint standing 3
20	27		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 4
21	28		relating to education, higher education and employment advancement 5
22	29		and labor shall meet with the chairperson of the Technical Education 6
23	30		and Career System board and the superintendent of the Technical 7
24	31		Education and Career System, the Labor Commissioner and such other 8
25	32		persons as they deem appropriate to consider the items submitted 9
26	33		pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 10
27	34		(b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: 11
28	35		(1) The Labor Commissioner shall submit the following to the joint 12
29	36		standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 13
30		-	matters relating to education, higher education and employment 14
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31	43		advancement and labor: (A) Information identifying general economic 15
32	44		trends in the state; (B) occupational information regarding the public 16
33	45		and private sectors, such as continuous data on occupational 17
34	46		movements; and (C) information identifying emerging regional, state 18
35		-	and national workforce needs over the next [thirty] ten years. 19 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	47	+	and national workforce needs over the next [thirty] ten years. 19
42	48		(2) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 20
43	49		System shall submit the following to the joint standing committees of 21
44	50		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 22
45	51		education, higher education and employment advancement and labor: 23
46	52		(A) Information ensuring that the curriculum of the Technical 24
47	53		Education and Career System is incorporating those workforce skills 25
48	54		that will be needed for the next [thirty] ten years, as identified by the 26
49	55		Labor Commissioner in subdivision (1) of this subsection, into the 27
50	56		technical education and career schools; (B) information regarding the 28
51	57		employment status of students who graduate from or complete an 29
52	58		approved program of study at the Technical Education and Career 30
53	59		System, including, but not limited to: (i) Demographics such as age 31
54	60		and gender, (ii) course and program enrollment and completion, (iii) 32
55	61		employment status, and (iv) wages prior to enrolling and after 33
56	62		graduating; (C) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources 34
57	63		available to the Technical Education and Career System as the system 35
58	64		develops and refines programs to meet existing and emerging 36
59	65		workforce needs; (D) recommendations to the Technical Education and 37
60	66		Career System board to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) 38
61	67		to (C), inclusive, of this subdivision; (E) information regarding staffing 39
62	68		at each technical education and career school for the current academic 40
63	69		year; and (F) information regarding the transition process of the 41
64	70		Technical Education and Career System as an independent agency, 42
65	71		including, but not limited to, the actions taken by the Technical 43
66	72		Education and Career System board and the superintendent to create a 44
67	73		budget process and maintain programmatic consistency for students 45
68	74		enrolled in the technical education and career system. The 46
69	75		superintendent shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to 47
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71	82		subsection. 49
72	83		Sec. 2. Section 31-3b of the general statutes is repealed and the 50
73	84		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 51
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	85	+	[(a) The Labor Commissioner shall appoint a job training 52
81	86		coordinator who shall develop and implement innovative programs 53
82	87		which will provide (1) job training for (A) workers who are needed by 54
83	88		industries planning to locate in Connecticut or by industries located in 55
84	89		this state, (B) unskilled entry level workers, (C) workers in need of 56
85	90		retraining due to the obsolescence of their skills and (D) workers who 57
86	91		need skill training to qualify for advancement, (2) an incentive for the 58
87	92		establishment of apprenticeship programs in selected occupations; 59
88	93		provided no program shall be developed for occupations where prior 60
89	94		skill or training is not typically a prerequisite to hiring, and (3) work 61
90	95		training opportunities and placement of the chronically unemployed 62
91	96		under section 31-3d. 63
92	97		(b) The Labor Commissioner is authorized to establish an 64
93	98		interagency program coordinating committee to coordinate the 65
94	99		application of all available resources for the purposes of this section. 66
95	100		Said committee shall consist of representatives of various employment 67
96	101		and training agencies within the Labor Department and 68
97	102		representatives of the Department of Education and the Department of 69
98	103		Economic and Community Development.] 70
99	104		[(c)] (a) The Labor Commissioner may contract with any public or 71
100	105		private agency for educational and job training services. 72
101	106		[(d)] (b) The Labor Commissioner may accept and receive funds 73
102	107		from any public or private source which become available for the 74
103	108		purposes of this section and section 31-3d. 75
104	109		Sec. 3. Section 31-3h of the general statutes is repealed and the 76
105	110		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 77
106		-	(a) There is created, within the Labor Department, the Connecticut 78
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107	117		Employment and Training Commission. 79
108	118		(b) The duties and responsibilities of the commission shall include: 80
109	119		(1) Carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a state [job 81
110		-	training coordinating council] workforce development board pursuant 82 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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117		-	to the federal [Job Training Partnership Act, 29 USC 1532] Workforce 83
118		-	Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC 3101, et seq., as amended 84
	120	+	training coordinating council] Workforce Development Board 82
	121	+	pursuant to the federal [Job Training Partnership Act, 29 USC 1532] 83
	122	+	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC 3101, as amended 84
119	123		from time to time, [a state human resource investment council 85
120	124		pursuant to 29 USC 1501 et seq., as amended from time to time,] and 86
121	125		such other related entities as the Governor may direct; 87
122	126		(2) Reviewing all employment and training programs in the state to 88
123	127		determine their success in leading to and obtaining the goal of 89
124	128		economic self-sufficiency and to determine if such programs are 90
125	129		serving the needs of Connecticut's workers, employers and economy; 91
126	130		(3) Reviewing and commenting on all employment and training 92
127	131		programs enacted by the General Assembly; 93
128	132		(4) Implementing the federal Workforce Innovation and 94
129	133		Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time. 95
130	134		Such implementation shall include (A) developing, in consultation 96
131	135		with the regional workforce development boards, a single Connecticut 97
132	136		workforce development plan that (i) complies with the provisions of 98
133	137		said act and section 31-11p, and (ii) includes comprehensive state 99
134	138		performance measures for workforce development activities specified 100
135	139		in Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 101
136	140		2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, which performance 102
137	141		measures comply with the requirements of 20 CFR Part 666.100, (B) 103
138	142		making recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the 104
139	143		allocation of funds received by the state under said act and making 105
140	144		recommendations to the regional workforce development boards 106
141	145		concerning the use of formulas in allocating such funds to adult 107
142	146		employment and job training activities and youth activities, as 108
143	147		specified in said act, (C) providing oversight and coordination of the 109
144		-	state-wide employment statistics system required by said act, (D) as 110
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145	154		appropriate, recommending to the Governor that the Governor apply 111
146	155		for workforce flexibility plans and waiver authority under said act, 112
147	156		after consultation with the regional workforce development boards, (E) 113
148	157		developing performance criteria for regional workforce development 114
149		-	boards to utilize in creating a list of eligible providers, and (F) on or 115 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	158	+	boards to utilize in creating a list of eligible providers, and (F) on or 115
156	159		before December 31, 1999, developing a uniform individual training 116
157	160		accounts voucher system that shall be used by the regional workforce 117
158	161		development boards to pay for training of eligible workers by eligible 118
159	162		providers, as required under said act; 119
160	163		(5) Developing and overseeing a plan for the continuous 120
161	164		improvement of the regional workforce development boards 121
162	165		established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act; 122
163	166		(6) Developing incumbent worker, and vocational and manpower 123
164	167		training programs, including customized job training programs to 124
165	168		enhance the productivity of Connecticut businesses and to increase the 125
166	169		skills and earnings of underemployed and at-risk workers, and other 126
167	170		programs administered by the regional workforce development 127
168	171		boards. The Labor Department, in collaboration with the regional 128
169	172		workforce development boards, shall implement any incumbent 129
170	173		worker and customized job training programs developed by the 130
171	174		commission pursuant to this subdivision; and 131
172	175		(7) Developing a strategy for providing comprehensive services to 132
173	176		eligible youths, which strategy shall include developing youth 133
174	177		preapprentice and apprentice programs through, but not limited to, 134
175	178		technical education and career schools, and improving linkages 135
176	179		between academic and occupational learning and other youth 136
177	180		development activities. [; and 137
178	181		(8) Coordinating an electronic state hiring campaign to encourage 138
179	182		the reemployment of workers fifty years of age or older to be 139
180	183		administered through the Labor Department's Internet web site, which 140
181	184		shall include testimony from various employers that demonstrates the 141
182		-	value of hiring and retaining workers fifty years of age or older. Not 142
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183	191		later than January 1, 2015, the commission shall submit a report, in 143
184	192		accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 144
185	193		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor on 145
186		-	the status of such campaign.] 146 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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193	195		Sec. 4. Section 31-3j of the general statutes is repealed and the 147
194	196		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 148
195	197		As used in sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act: 149
196	198		(1) "Board" means a regional work force development board 150
197	199		established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act; 151
198	200		(2) "Commission" means the Connecticut Employment and Training 152
199	201		Commission created under section 31-3h, as amended by this act; 153
200	202		(3) "Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner; 154
201	203		(4) ["Job Training Partnership Act"] "Workforce Innovation and 155
202	204		Opportunity Act" means the federal [Job Training Partnership Act, 29 156
203	205		USC 1501] Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC 3101, 157
204	206		et seq., as from time to time amended; 158
205	207		(5) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough, consolidated town 159
206	208		and city or consolidated town and borough; 160
207	209		(6) "Work force development region" or "region" means an area 161
208	210		designated as a service delivery area in accordance with the provisions 162
209	211		of the [Job Training Partnership Act] Workforce Innovation and 163
210	212		Opportunity Act. 164
211	213		Sec. 5. Section 31-3k of the general statutes is repealed and the 165
212	214		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 166
213	215		(a) There is established within the Labor Department a regional 167
214	216		work force development board for each work force development 168
215	217		region in the state. Each board shall assess the needs and priorities for 169
216		-	investing in the development of human resources within the region 170
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217	224		and shall coordinate a broad range of employment, education, training 171
218	225		and related services that shall be focused on client-centered, lifelong 172
219	226		learning and shall be responsive to the needs of local business, 173
220		-	industry, the region, its municipalities and its citizens. 174 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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227	228		(b) Each board, within its region, shall: 175
228	229		(1) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of a [private industry 176
229	230		council under the Job Training Partnership Act, provided the private 177
230	231		industry council within the region elects by a vote of its members to 178
231	232		become a board and the Labor Commissioner approves the council as a 179
232	233		regional work force development board] workforce development 180
233	234		board pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 181
234	235		(2) Within existing resources and consistent with the state 182
235	236		employment and training information system and any guidelines 183
236	237		issued by the commissioner under subsection (b) of section 31-2, (A) 184
237	238		assess regional needs and identify regional priorities for employment 185
238	239		and training programs, including, but not limited to, an assessment of 186
239	240		the special employment needs of unskilled and low -skilled 187
240	241		unemployed persons, including persons receiving state-administered 188
241	242		general assistance or short-term unemployment assistance, (B) conduct 189
242	243		planning for regional employment and training programs, (C) 190
243	244		coordinate such programs to ensure that the programs respond to the 191
244	245		needs of labor, business and industry, municipalities within the region, 192
245	246		the region as a whole, and all of its citizens, (D) serve as a 193
246	247		clearinghouse for information on all employment and training 194
247	248		programs in the region, (E) prepare and submit an annual plan 195
248	249		containing the board's priorities and goals for regional employment 196
249	250		and training programs to the commissioner and the commission for 197
250	251		their review and approval, (F) review grant proposals and plans 198
251	252		submitted to state agencies for employment and training programs 199
252	253		that directly affect the region to determine whether such proposals and 200
253	254		plans are consistent with the annual regional plan prepared under 201
254	255		subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and inform the commission and 202
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256	262		the effectiveness of employment and training programs within the 204
257	263		region in meeting the goals contained in the annual regional plan 205
258	264		prepared under subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and report its 206
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266	266		(H) ensure the effective use of available employment and training 208
267	267		resources in the region, and (I) allocate funds where applicable for 209
268	268		program operations in the region. 210
269	269		(3) Provide information to the commissioner concerning (A) all 211
270	270		employment and training programs, grants or funds to be effective or 212
271	271		available in the region in the following program year, (B) the source 213
272	272		and purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) the projected 214
273	273		amount of such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, organizations 215
274	274		and institutions eligible to participate in such programs or receive such 216
275	275		grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to receive services 217
276	276		pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the range of services 218
277	277		available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (G) goals of such 219
278	278		programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, schedules for 220
279	279		submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, proposals 221
280	280		and plans, in connection with such programs, grants or funds, (I) the 222
281	281		program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any other 223
282	282		data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the commissioner 224
283	283		or the commission deems essential for effective state planning. 225
284	284		(4) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of the local board for 226
285	285		purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 227
286	286		[of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended. 228
287	287		(5) Establish a worker training education committee comprised of 229
288	288		persons from the education and business communities within the 230
289	289		region, including, but not limited to, regional community-technical 231
290	290		colleges and technical education and career schools.] 232
291	291		(c) Each board shall make use of grants or contracts with 233
292	292		appropriate service providers to furnish all program services under 234
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295	300		by the board is necessary to assure adequate availability of the service 237
296	301		or that a service of comparable quality can be provided more 238
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304	303		directly shall include in the annual regional plan submitted to the 240
305	304		commissioner and the commission under subparagraph (E) of 241
306	305		subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section its plan to provide 242
307	306		services directly and appropriate justification for the need to do so. 243
308	307		When the decision to provide services directly must be made between 244
309	308		annual planning cycles, the board shall submit to the commissioner 245
310	309		and the commission a plan of service and appropriate justification for 246
311	310		the need to provide services directly. Such plan of service shall be 247
312	311		subject to review and approval by the commission. 248
313	312		(d) On October 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, each board shall 249
314	313		submit to the Labor Department comprehensive performance 250
315	314		measures detailing the results of any education, employment or job 251
316	315		training program or activity funded by moneys allocated to the board, 252
317	316		including, but not limited to, programs and activities specified in the 253
318	317		federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-254
319	318		128, as from time to time amended. Such performance measures shall 255
320	319		include, but shall not be limited to, the identity and performance of 256
321	320		any vendor that enters into a contract with the board to conduct, 257
322	321		manage or assist with such programs or activities, the costs associated 258
323	322		with such programs or activities, the number, gender and race of 259
324	323		persons served by such programs or activities, the number, gender and 260
325	324		race of persons completing such programs or activities, occupational 261
326	325		skill types, the number, gender and race of persons who enter 262
327	326		unsubsidized employment upon completion of such programs or 263
328	327		activities, the number, gender and race of persons who remain in 264
329	328		unsubsidized employment six months later and the earnings received 265
330	329		by such persons. 266
331	330		Sec. 6. Section 31-3l of the general statutes is repealed and the 267
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334	338		officials of the municipalities in the region in accordance with the 270
335	339		provisions of an agreement entered into by such municipalities. In the 271
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343	341		Governor. The membership of each board shall satisfy the 273
344	342		requirements [for a private industry council as provided under the Job 274
345	343		Training Partnership Act and the requirements of the federal] of the 275
346	344		Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. [of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as 276
347	345		from time to time amended. To the extent consistent with such 277
348	346		requirements: (1) Business members shall constitute a majority of each 278
349	347		board and shall include owners of businesses, chief executives or chief 279
350	348		operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other business 280
351	349		executives who have substantial management or policy 281
352	350		responsibilities. Whenever possible, at least one-half of the business 282
353	351		and industry members shall be representatives of small businesses, 283
354	352		including minority businesses; (2) the nonbusiness members shall 284
355	353		include representatives of community-based organizations, state and 285
356	354		local organized labor, state and municipal government, human service 286
357	355		agencies, economic development agencies and regional community-287
358	356		technical colleges and other educational institutions, including 288
359	357		secondary and postsecondary institutions and regional vocational 289
360	358		technical schools; (3) the nonbusiness representatives shall be selected 290
361	359		by the appointing authority from among individuals nominated by the 291
362	360		commissioner and the organizations, agencies, institutions and groups 292
363	361		set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section, and each appointing 293
364	362		authority shall solicit nominations from the commissioner and the 294
365	363		organizations, agencies, institutions and groups set forth in 295
366	364		subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section; (4) labor representatives shall 296
367	365		be selected from individuals recommended by recognized state and 297
368	366		local labor federations in a manner consistent with the federal Job 298
369	367		Training Partnership Act and the federal Workforce Innovation and 299
370	368		Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended; 300
371	369		(5) the board shall represent the interests of a broad segment of the 301
372	370		population of the region, including the interests of welfare recipients, 302
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374	377		older workers, women, minorities and displaced homemakers; and (6) 304
375	378		in each region where a private industry council has elected by a vote of 305
376	379		its members to become a regional work force development board and 306
377		-	the commissioner has approved the council as a board, the initial 307 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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384	381		membership of each board shall include, but not be limited to, the 308
385	382		business members of the private industry council in the region.] 309
386	383		Sec. 7. Section 31-3n of the general statutes is repealed and the 310
387	384		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 311
388	385		(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the commission, [shall] 312
389	386		may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the 313
390	387		provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act. 314
391	388		The regulations [shall] may establish criteria for the organization and 315
392	389		operation of the board and for ensuring that the membership of each 316
393	390		board satisfies the requirements of section 31-3l, as amended by this 317
394	391		act. 318
395	392		(b) The commissioner, acting through the commission, shall 319
396	393		facilitate communication and exchange of information between the 320
397	394		boards and state agencies involved in employment and training. 321
398	395		(c) The commissioner shall distribute all information received under 322
399	396		the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this 323
400	397		act, to the commission in order to ensure that the review and 324
401	398		coordination duties of the commission are effectively carried out. 325
402	399		(d) The commissioner shall submit each annual regional plan 326
403	400		prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection 327
404	401		(b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act, together with the 328
405	402		recommendations of the commissioner and the commission, to the 329
406	403		Governor for final approval. 330
407	404		(e) The commissioner shall approve, in consultation with the 331
408	405		commission, each board established pursuant to section 31-3k, as 332
409	406		amended by this act, which meets the requirements of sections 31-3j to 333
410		-	31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act. 334
411		-	Sec. 8. Section 31-3r of the general statutes is repealed and the 335
412		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 336 Substitute Bill No. 7240
	407	+	31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act. 334 Raised Bill No. 7240
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	413	+	Sec. 8. Section 31-3r of the general statutes is repealed and the 335
	414	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 336
419	415		Nothing in sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act, 337
420	416		shall be construed or administered in any manner that would conflict 338
421	417		with the requirements of the [Job Training Partnership Act] Workforce 339
422	418		Innovation and Opportunity Act or supersede any statutory duties, 340
423	419		responsibilities or obligations of any agency or board, including, but 341
424	420		not limited to, any local board of education. 342
425	421		Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 31-3pp of the general statutes is 343
426	422		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 344
427	423		passage): 345
428	424		(e) (1) An eligible small business or eligible small manufacturer may 346
429	425		apply to the department for a grant to subsidize on-the-job training for 347
430	426		a preapprentice, where "preapprentice" means a person, [who is (A) a 348
431	427		current student at a public or private high school, preparatory school 349
432	428		or institution of higher education, or (B) not more than eighteen years 350
433		-	of age and~~] student or minor~~ employed under a written agreement 351
434		-	~~with an~~ apprenticeship program sponsor for a term of training and 352
	429	+	of age and employed under a written agreement with an 351
	430	+	apprenticeship program sponsor for a term of training and 352
435	431		employment not exceeding two thousand hours or twenty -four 353
436		-	months in duration, and registered with the Labor Department. 354
437		-	"Preapprentice" does not include a person who was employed in this 355
438		-	state by a related person with respect to the eligible small business 356
439		-	during the prior twelve months or a person employed on a temporary 357
440		-	or seasonal basis by a retailer, as defined in section 42-371. 358
441		-	(2) Grants to eligible small businesses or eligible small 359
442		-	manufacturers under the Subsidized Training and Employment 360
443		-	program shall be in the following amounts: (A) For the first thirty 361
444		-	calendar days a preapprentice is employed, one hundred per cent of an 362
445		-	amount representing the cost of on-the-job training for such 363
446		-	preapprentice, but in no event shall such amount exceed ten dollars 364
447		-	per hour; (B) for the thirty-first to ninetieth, inclusive, calendar days, 365
448		-	seventy-five per cent of such amount; (C) for the ninety-first to one 366
449		-	hundred fiftieth, inclusive, calendar days, fifty per cent of such 367
450		-	amount; and (D) for the one hundred fifty-first to one hundred 368
451		-	eightieth, inclusive, calendar days, twenty-five per cent of such 369 Substitute Bill No. 7240
	432	+	months] student or minor (A) employed under a written agreement 354
	433	+	with an apprenticeship sponsor for a term of training and employment 355
	434	+	not exceeding two thousand hours or twenty-four months in duration, 356
	435	+	and (B) registered with the Labor Department. "Preapprentice" does 357
	436	+	not include a person who was employed in this state by a related 358
	437	+	person with respect to the eligible small business during the prior 359
	438	+	twelve months or a person employed on a temporary or seasonal basis 360
	439	+	by a retailer, as defined in section 42-371. 361
	440	+	(2) Grants to eligible small businesses or eligible small 362
	441	+	manufacturers under the Subsidized Training and Employment 363
	442	+	program shall be in the following amounts: (A) For the first thirty 364
	443	+	calendar days a preapprentice is employed, one hundred per cent of an 365
	444	+	amount representing the cost of on-the-job training for such 366 Raised Bill No. 7240
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458		-	amount. Grants shall be cancelled as of the date the preapprentice 370
459		-	leaves his or her apprenticeship with the eligible small business or 371
460		-	eligible small manufacturer. 372
461		-	Sec. 10. Section 31-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the 373
462		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 374
463		-	When used in sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, as amended by 375
464		-	this act, and 31-22u, "apprentice" means a person employed under a 376
465		-	written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; "apprentice 377
466		-	agreement" means a written agreement entered into by an apprentice, 378
467		-	or on his behalf by his parent or guardian, with an employer, or with 379
468		-	an association of employers and an organization of employees acting 380
469		-	as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for not 381
470		-	less than two thousand hours of work experience in approved trade 382
471		-	training consistent with recognized requirements established by 383
472		-	industry or joint labor-industry practice and for the number of hours 384
473		-	of related and supplemental instructions prescribed by the Connecticut 385
474		-	State Apprenticeship Council or which agreement meets requirements 386
475		-	of the federal government for on-the-job training schedules which are 387
476		-	essential, in the opinion of the Labor Commissioner, for the 388
477		-	development of manpower in Connecticut industries; "council" means 389
478		-	the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council and "preapprentice" 390
479		-	means a person, student or minor (1) employed under a written 391
480		-	agreement with an apprenticeship sponsor for a term of training and 392
481		-	employment not exceeding two thousand hours or twenty -four 393
482		-	months in duration, and (2) registered with the Labor Department. 394
483		-	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 31-235 of the general statutes is 395
484		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 396
485		-	passage): 397
486		-	(a) An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits 398
487		-	with respect to any week only if it has been found that (1) such 399
488		-	individual has made claim for benefits in accordance with the 400
489		-	provisions of section 31-240 and has registered for work at the public 401 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	450	+	preapprentice, but in no event shall such amount exceed ten dollars 367
	451	+	per hour; (B) for the thirty-first to ninetieth, inclusive, calendar days, 368
	452	+	seventy-five per cent of such amount; (C) for the ninety-first to one 369
	453	+	hundred fiftieth, inclusive, calendar days, fifty per cent of such 370
	454	+	amount; and (D) for the one hundred fifty-first to one hundred 371
	455	+	eightieth, inclusive, calendar days, twenty-five per cent of such 372
	456	+	amount. Grants shall be cancelled as of the date the preapprentice 373
	457	+	leaves his or her apprenticeship with the eligible small business or 374
	458	+	eligible small manufacturer. 375
	459	+	Sec. 10. Section 31-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the 376
	460	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 377
	461	+	When used in sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, as amended by 378
	462	+	this act, and 31-22u, "apprentice" means a person employed under a 379
	463	+	written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; "apprentice 380
	464	+	agreement" means a written agreement entered into by an apprentice, 381
	465	+	or on his behalf by his parent or guardian, with an employer, or with 382
	466	+	an association of employers and an organization of employees acting 383
	467	+	as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for not 384
	468	+	less than two thousand hours of work experience in approved trade 385
	469	+	training consistent with recognized requirements established by 386
	470	+	industry or joint labor-industry practice and for the number of hours 387
	471	+	of related and supplemental instructions prescribed by the Connecticut 388
	472	+	State Apprenticeship Council or which agreement meets requirements 389
	473	+	of the federal government for on-the-job training schedules which are 390
	474	+	essential, in the opinion of the Labor Commissioner, for the 391
	475	+	development of manpower in Connecticut industries; "council" means 392
	476	+	the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council and "preapprentice" 393
	477	+	means a person, student or minor (1) employed under a written 394
	478	+	agreement with an apprenticeship sponsor for a term of training and 395
	479	+	employment not exceeding two thousand hours or twenty -four 396
	480	+	months in duration, and (2) registered with the Labor Department. 397
	481	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 31-235 of the general statutes is 398
	482	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 399 Raised Bill No. 7240
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496		-	employment bureau or other agency designated by the administrator 402
497		-	within such time limits, with such frequency and in such manner as 403
498		-	the administrator may prescribe, provided failure to comply with this 404
499		-	condition may be excused by the administrator upon a showing of 405
500		-	good cause therefor; (2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this 406
501		-	section, such individual is physically and mentally able to work and is 407
502		-	available for work and has been and is making reasonable efforts to 408
503		-	obtain work, provided the individual shall not be considered to be 409
504		-	unavailable for work solely because the individual is attending a 410
505		-	school, college or university as a regularly enrolled student during the 411
506		-	separation from employment, within the limitations of subdivision (6) 412
507		-	of subsection (a) of section 31-236, and provided further, the individual 413
508		-	shall not be considered to be lacking in efforts to obtain work if, as a 414
509		-	student, such efforts are restricted to employment which does not 415
510		-	conflict with the individual's regular class hours as a student, and 416
511		-	provided the administrator shall not use prior "patterns of 417
512		-	unemployment" of the individual to determine whether the individual 418
513		-	is available for work; (3) such individual has been paid wages by an 419
514		-	employer who was subject to the provisions of this chapter during the 420
515		-	base period of the current benefit year in an amount at least equal to 421
516		-	forty times the individual's benefit rate for total unemployment, 422
517		-	provided an unemployed individual who is sixty-two years of age or 423
518		-	older and is involuntarily retired under a compulsory retirement 424
519		-	policy or contract provision shall be eligible for benefits with respect to 425
520		-	any week, notwithstanding subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, 426
521		-	if it is found by the administrator that the individual has made claim 427
522		-	for benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 31-240, has 428
523		-	registered for work at the public employment bureau, is physically and 429
524		-	mentally able to work, is available for work, meets the requirements of 430
525		-	this subdivision and has not refused suitable work to which the 431
526		-	individual has been referred by the administrator; (4) such individual 432
527		-	participates in reemployment services, such as job search assistance 433
528		-	services, if the individual has been determined to be likely to exhaust 434
529		-	regular benefits and need reemployment services pursuant to a 435
530		-	profiling or reemployment services and eligibility assessment system 436 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	488	+	passage): 400
	489	+	(a) An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits 401
	490	+	with respect to any week only if it has been found that (1) such 402
	491	+	individual has made claim for benefits in accordance with the 403
	492	+	provisions of section 31-240 and has registered for work at the public 404
	493	+	employment bureau or other agency designated by the administrator 405
	494	+	within such time limits, with such frequency and in such manner as 406
	495	+	the administrator may prescribe, provided failure to comply with this 407
	496	+	condition may be excused by the administrator upon a showing of 408
	497	+	good cause therefor; (2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this 409
	498	+	section, such individual is physically and mentally able to work and is 410
	499	+	available for work and has been and is making reasonable efforts to 411
	500	+	obtain work, provided the individual shall not be considered to be 412
	501	+	unavailable for work solely because the individual is attending a 413
	502	+	school, college or university as a regularly enrolled student during the 414
	503	+	separation from employment, within the limitations of subdivision (6) 415
	504	+	of subsection (a) of section 31-236, and provided further, the individual 416
	505	+	shall not be considered to be lacking in efforts to obtain work if, as a 417
	506	+	student, such efforts are restricted to employment which does not 418
	507	+	conflict with the individual's regular class hours as a student, and 419
	508	+	provided the administrator shall not use prior "patterns of 420
	509	+	unemployment" of the individual to determine whether the individual 421
	510	+	is available for work; (3) such individual has been paid wages by an 422
	511	+	employer who was subject to the provisions of this chapter during the 423
	512	+	base period of the current benefit year in an amount at least equal to 424
	513	+	forty times the individual's benefit rate for total unemployment, 425
	514	+	provided an unemployed individual who is sixty-two years of age or 426
	515	+	older and is involuntarily retired under a compulsory retirement 427
	516	+	policy or contract provision shall be eligible for benefits with respect to 428
	517	+	any week, notwithstanding subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, 429
	518	+	if it is found by the administrator that the individual has made claim 430
	519	+	for benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 31-240, has 431
	520	+	registered for work at the public employment bureau, is physically and 432
	521	+	mentally able to work, is available for work, meets the requirements of 433 Raised Bill No. 7240
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537		-	established by the administrator unless the administrator determines 437
538		-	that (A) for purposes of the profiling system only, the individual has 438
539		-	completed such services, or (B) there is justifiable cause for the 439
540		-	individual's failure to participate in such services. The administrator 440
541		-	shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 441
542		-	54, for the administration of the reemployment services and eligibility 442
543		-	assessment system and the profiling system. For purposes of 443
544		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection, "patterns of unemployment" means 444
545		-	regularly recurring periods of unemployment of the claimant in the 445
546		-	years prior to filing the claim in question. 446
547		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 447
548		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 448
549		-	passage): 449
550		-	(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the 450
551		-	amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the 451
552		-	Department of Economic and Community Development (1) for the 452
553		-	purposes of sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic 453
554		-	cluster-related programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job 454
555		-	training finance demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu 455
556		-	and 32-23vv, provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said 456
557		-	department solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu, [and not more 457
558		-	than five million two hundred fifty thousand dollars of the amount 458
559		-	stated in said subsection (a) may be used by said department for the 459
560		-	purposes of section 31-3u,] (B) not less than one million dollars shall be 460
561		-	used for an educational technology grant to the deployment center 461
562		-	program and the nonprofit business consortium deployment center 462
563		-	approved pursuant to section 32-41l, (C) not less than two million 463
564		-	dollars shall be used by said department for the establishment of a 464
565		-	pilot program to make grants to businesses in designated areas of the 465
566		-	state for construction, renovation or improvement of small 466
567		-	manufacturing facilities, provided such grants are matched by the 467
568		-	business, a municipality or another financing entity. The 468
569		-	Commissioner of Economic and Commun ity Development shall 469 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	527	+	this subdivision and has not refused suitable work to which the 434
	528	+	individual has been referred by the administrator; (4) such individual 435
	529	+	participates in reemployment services, such as job search assistance 436
	530	+	services, if the individual has been determined to be likely to exhaust 437
	531	+	regular benefits and need reemployment services pursuant to a 438
	532	+	profiling or reemployment services and eligibility assessment system 439
	533	+	established by the administrator unless the administrator determines 440
	534	+	that (A) for purposes of the profiling system only, the individual has 441
	535	+	completed such services, or (B) there is justifiable cause for the 442
	536	+	individual's failure to participate in such services. The administrator 443
	537	+	shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 444
	538	+	54, for the administration of Reemployment Services and Eligibility 445
	539	+	Assessment and the profiling system. For purposes of subdivision (2) 446
	540	+	of this subsection, "patterns of unemployment" means regularly 447
	541	+	recurring periods of unemployment of the claimant in the years prior 448
	542	+	to filing the claim in question. 449
	543	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 450
	544	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 451
	545	+	passage): 452
	546	+	(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the 453
	547	+	amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the 454
	548	+	Department of Economic and Community Development (1) for the 455
	549	+	purposes of sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic 456
	550	+	cluster-related programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job 457
	551	+	training finance demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu 458
	552	+	and 32-23vv, provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said 459
	553	+	department solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu, [and not more 460
	554	+	than five million two hundred fifty thousand dollars of the amount 461
	555	+	stated in said subsection (a) may be used by said department for the 462
	556	+	purposes of section 31-3u,] (B) not less than one million dollars shall be 463
	557	+	used for an educational technology grant to the deployment center 464
	558	+	program and the nonprofit business consortium deployment center 465
	559	+	approved pursuant to section 32-41l, (C) not less than two million 466
	560	+	dollars shall be used by said department for the establishment of a 467 Raised Bill No. 7240
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576		-	designate areas of the state where manufacturing is a substantial part 470
577		-	of the local economy and shall make grants under such pilot program 471
578		-	which are likely to produce a significant economic development 472
579		-	benefit for the designated area, (D) five million dollars may be used by 473
580		-	said department for the manufacturing competitiveness grants 474
581		-	program, (E) one million dollars shall be used by said department for 475
582		-	the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced 476
583		-	Technology, for the purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of 477
584		-	section 32-7f, (F) fifty million dollars shall be used by said department 478
585		-	for the purpose of grants to the United States Department of the Navy, 479
586		-	the United States Department of Defense or eligible applicants for 480
587		-	projects related to the enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-481
588		-	going naval operations at the United States Naval Submarine Base-482
589		-	New London, located in Groton, which will increase the military value 483
590		-	of said base. Such projects shall not be subject to the provisions of 484
591		-	sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a, (G) two million dollars shall be used by said 485
592		-	department for the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for 486
593		-	Advanced Technology, Inc., for manufacturing initiatives, including 487
594		-	aerospace and defense, and (H) four million dollars shall be used by 488
595		-	said department for the purpose of a grant to companies adversely 489
596		-	impacted by the construction at the Quinnipiac Bridge, where such 490
597		-	grant may be used to offset the increase in costs of commercial 491
598		-	overland transportation of goods or materials brought to the port of 492
599		-	New Haven by ship or vessel, (2) for the purposes of the small 493
600		-	business assistance program established pursuant to section 32-9yy, 494
601		-	provided fifteen million dollars shall be deposited in the small 495
602		-	business assistance account established pursuant to said section 32-496
603		-	9yy, (3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small business express 497
604		-	assistance account established pursuant to section 32-7h, (4) to deposit 498
605		-	four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year in each of the 499
606		-	fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and June 500
607		-	30, 2021, and nine million nine hundred thousand dollars in the fiscal 501
608		-	year ending June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to 502
609		-	section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide grants-in-aid 503
610		-	to designated innovation places, as defined in section 32-39j, planning 504 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	566	+	pilot program to make grants to businesses in designated areas of the 468
	567	+	state for construction, renovation or improvement of small 469
	568	+	manufacturing facilities, provided such grants are matched by the 470
	569	+	business, a municipality or another financing entity. The 471
	570	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 472
	571	+	designate areas of the state where manufacturing is a substantial part 473
	572	+	of the local economy and shall make grants under such pilot program 474
	573	+	which are likely to produce a significant economic development 475
	574	+	benefit for the designated area, (D) five million dollars may be used by 476
	575	+	said department for the manufacturing competitiveness grants 477
	576	+	program, (E) one million dollars shall be used by said department for 478
	577	+	the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced 479
	578	+	Technology, for the purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of 480
	579	+	section 32-7f, (F) fifty million dollars shall be used by said department 481
	580	+	for the purpose of grants to the United States Department of the Navy, 482
	581	+	the United States Department of Defense or eligible applicants for 483
	582	+	projects related to the enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-484
	583	+	going naval operations at the United States Naval Submarine Base-485
	584	+	New London, located in Groton, which will increase the military value 486
	585	+	of said base. Such projects shall not be subject to the provisions of 487
	586	+	sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a, (G) two million dollars shall be used by said 488
	587	+	department for the purpose of a grant to the Connecticut Center for 489
	588	+	Advanced Technology, Inc., for manufacturing initiatives, including 490
	589	+	aerospace and defense, and (H) four million dollars shall be used by 491
	590	+	said department for the purpose of a grant to companies adversely 492
	591	+	impacted by the construction at the Quinnipiac Bridge, where such 493
	592	+	grant may be used to offset the increase in costs of commercial 494
	593	+	overland transportation of goods or materials brought to the port of 495
	594	+	New Haven by ship or vessel, (2) for the purposes of the small 496
	595	+	business assistance program established pursuant to section 32-9yy, 497
	596	+	provided fifteen million dollars shall be deposited in the small 498
	597	+	business assistance account established pursuant to said section 32-499
	598	+	9yy, (3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small business express 500
	599	+	assistance account established pursuant to section 32-7h, (4) to deposit 501
	600	+	four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year in each of the 502 Raised Bill No. 7240
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616	603
617		-	grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and grants-in-aid for projects 505
618		-	that network innovation places pursuant to subsection (b) of section 506
619		-	32-39m, provided not more than three million dollars be used for 507
620		-	grants-in-aid for such projects, and further provided any portion of 508
621		-	any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent 509
622		-	to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any purpose 510
623		-	described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two million 511
624		-	dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, to June 512
625		-	30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 513
626		-	32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of providing 514
627		-	higher education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to section 515
628		-	32-39g, provided any portion of any such deposit that remains 516
629		-	unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may 517
630		-	be used by CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of 518
631		-	section 32-39i, (6) for the purpose of funding the costs of the 519
632		-	Technology Talent Advisory Committee established pursuant to 520
633		-	section 32-7p, provided two million dollars per year in each of the 521
634		-	fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, shall be 522
635		-	used for such purpose, (7) to provide (A) a grant-in-aid to the 523
636		-	Connecticut Supplier Connection in an amount equal to two hundred 524
637		-	fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, 525
638		-	to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-in-aid to the Connecticut 526
639		-	Procurement Technical Assistance Program in an amount equal to 527
640		-	three hundred thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending June 528
641		-	30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four hundred fifty 529
642		-	thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 530
643		-	2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established 531
644		-	pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide 532
645		-	growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided any portion 533
646		-	of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 534
647		-	subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 535
648		-	purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer 536
649		-	fifty million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by 537
650		-	said department for the purpose of funding work force pipeline 538
651		-	programs selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, (10) to transfer twenty 539 Substitute Bill No. 7240
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	605	+
	606	+	fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and June 503
	607	+	30, 2021, and nine million nine hundred thousand dollars in the fiscal 504
	608	+	year ending June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to 505
	609	+	section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide grants-in-aid 506
	610	+	to designated innovation places, as defined in section 32-39j, planning 507
	611	+	grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and grants-in-aid for projects 508
	612	+	that network innovation places pursuant to subsection (b) of section 509
	613	+	32-39m, provided not more than three million dollars be used for 510
	614	+	grants-in-aid for such projects, and further provided any portion of 511
	615	+	any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent 512
	616	+	to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any purpose 513
	617	+	described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two million 514
	618	+	dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, to June 515
	619	+	30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 516
	620	+	32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of providing 517
	621	+	higher education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to section 518
	622	+	32-39g, provided any portion of any such deposit that remains 519
	623	+	unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may 520
	624	+	be used by CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of 521
	625	+	section 32-39i, (6) for the purpose of funding the costs of the 522
	626	+	Technology Talent Advisory Committee established pursuant to 523
	627	+	section 32-7p, provided two million dollars per year in each of the 524
	628	+	fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, shall be 525
	629	+	used for such purpose, (7) to provide (A) a grant-in-aid to the 526
	630	+	Connecticut Supplier Connection in an amount equal to two hundred 527
	631	+	fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, 528
	632	+	to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-in-aid to the Connecticut 529
	633	+	Procurement Technical Assistance Program in an amount equal to 530
	634	+	three hundred thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending June 531
	635	+	30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four hundred fifty 532
	636	+	thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 533
	637	+	2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established 534
	638	+	pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide 535
	639	+	growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided any portion 536
	640	+	of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 537 Raised Bill No. 7240
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657	643
658		-	million dollars to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten 540
659		-	million dollars shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated 541
660		-	for the purpose of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to 542
661		-	subsection (b) of section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by 543
662		-	Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture 544
663		-	capital fund program established pursuant to section 32-41oo. Not 545
664		-	later than thirty days prior to any use of unexpended funds under 546
665		-	subdivision (4), (5) or (8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of 547
666		-	directors shall provide notice of and the reason for such use to the joint 548
667		-	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 549
668		-	matters relating to commerce and finance, revenue and bonding. 550
669		-	Sec. 13. Sections 31-3a, 31-3g, 31-3u, 31-3ff, 31-3ii and 31-22s of the 551
670		-	general statutes are repealed. (Effective from passage) 552
	644	+	LCO No. 4835 18 of 19
	645	+
	646	+	subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 538
	647	+	purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer 539
	648	+	fifty million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by 540
	649	+	said department for the purpose of funding work force pipeline 541
	650	+	programs selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, (10) to transfer twenty 542
	651	+	million dollars to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten 543
	652	+	million dollars shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated 544
	653	+	for the purpose of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to 545
	654	+	subsection (b) of section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by 546
	655	+	Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture 547
	656	+	capital fund program established pursuant to section 32-41oo. Not 548
	657	+	later than thirty days prior to any use of unexpended funds under 549
	658	+	subdivision (4), (5) or (8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of 550
	659	+	directors shall provide notice of and the reason for such use to the joint 551
	660	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 552
	661	+	matters relating to commerce and finance, revenue and bonding. 553
	662	+	Sec. 13. Sections 31-3a, 31-3g, 31-3u, 31-3ff, 31-3ii and 31-22s of the 554
	663	+	general statutes are repealed. (Effective from passage) 555
671	664		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
672	665		sections:
673	666
674	667		Section 1 from passage 10-95h
675	668		Sec. 2 from passage 31-3b
676	669		Sec. 3 from passage 31-3h
677	670		Sec. 4 from passage 31-3j
678	671		Sec. 5 from passage 31-3k
679	672		Sec. 6 from passage 31-3l
680	673		Sec. 7 from passage 31-3n
681	674		Sec. 8 from passage 31-3r
682	675		Sec. 9 from passage 31-3pp(e)
683	676		Sec. 10 from passage 31-22m
684	677		Sec. 11 from passage 31-235(a)
685	678		Sec. 12 from passage 32-235(b)
686	679		Sec. 13 from passage Repealer section
687		-
688		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
689		-	Technical changes were made in Section 3(b)(1) for proper form,
690		-	Section 9(e)(1) was rewritten for clarity and technical changes were
691		-	made in Section 11 for proper form.
692		-
693		-	LAB Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO Substitute Bill No. 7240
	680	+	Raised Bill No. 7240
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	684	+	LCO No. 4835 19 of 19
	685	+
	686	+	Statement of Purpose:
	687	+	To make minor and technical changes to Labor Department statutes.
	688	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	689	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	690	+	not underlined.]
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