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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7254
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION REGARDING GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) The Office of Higher Education, in 1
consultation with the Labor Department, shall study the rate of 2
employment for graduates of institutions of higher education in the 3
state. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, the 4
differences in the rates of employment in various industries and the 5
identification of industries in the state in which hiring needs are not 6
being met. On or before January 1, 2020, the executive director of the 7
Office of Higher Education shall report, in accordance with the 8
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the findings of such 9
study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 10
cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment 11
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require a study by the Office of Higher Education regarding
graduate employment rates.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]