16 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Labor, 1 |
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17 | | - | in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall establish and administer 2 |
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18 | | - | a grant program for eligible minority business enterprises, as defined 3 |
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19 | | - | in section 4a-60g of the general statutes, that are located in distressed 4 |
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20 | | - | municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p of the general statutes, for 5 |
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21 | | - | the purposes of developing and increasing the workforce in such 6 |
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22 | | - | distressed municipalities. An eligible minority business enterprise may 7 |
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23 | | - | apply to the Labor Commissioner for a grant from such program at 8 |
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24 | | - | such time and in such manner as the Labor Commissioner prescribes. 9 |
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25 | | - | Such grants may be used by such minority business enterprises to 10 |
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26 | | - | establish work-based educational programs in collaboration with local 11 |
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27 | | - | and regional boards of education. 12 |
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| 24 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of 1 |
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| 25 | + | Labor, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall establish and 2 |
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| 26 | + | administer a grant program for eligible minority business enterprises, 3 |
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| 27 | + | as defined in section 4a-60g of the general statutes, that are located in 4 |
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| 28 | + | distressed municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p of the general 5 |
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| 29 | + | statutes, for the purposes of developing and increasing the workforce 6 |
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| 30 | + | in such distressed municipalities. An eligible minority business 7 |
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| 31 | + | enterprise may apply to the Labor Commissioner for a grant from such 8 |
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| 32 | + | program at such time and in such manner as the Labor Commissioner 9 |
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| 33 | + | prescribes. Such grants may be used by such minority business 10 |
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| 34 | + | enterprises to establish work-based educational programs in 11 |
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| 35 | + | collaboration with local and regional boards of education. 12 |
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