LCO No. 2937 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 685 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2937 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE APPRENTICESHIP AND EMPLOYMENT RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a new quasi-1 public agency, the Apprenticeship and Employment Recruitment 2 Authority, that shall be responsible for creating apprenticeships and 3 work-based education opportunities through public-private 4 partnerships. 5 Statement of Purpose: To establish a new quasi-public agency to work on apprenticeships and employment recruitment opportunities through public-private partnerships.