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 Section 10-95h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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