LCO No. 2504 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 606 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2504 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE EASTERN CONNECTICUT WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to increase the funding to the 1 Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board for the expansion of 2 the Eastern CT Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative. 3 Statement of Purpose: To provide funding for workforce training in eastern Connecticut to meet the needs of local industry.