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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 856
January Session, 2019
AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCA TION TO
CONSIDER MANUFACTURE RS' WORKFORCE NEEDS WHEN
EVALUATING PUBLIC SC HOOL EDUCATIONAL PRO GRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 10-4 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(c) Said board shall prepare every five years a five -year 4
comprehensive plan for elementary, secondary, vocational, career and 5
adult education. Such comprehensive plan shall include, but need not 6
be limited to, (1) a policy statement of the State Board of Education's 7
long-term goals and short-term objectives, including, for any 8
comprehensive plan prepared on or after July 1, 2018, a policy 9
statement that the demographics of educators in the public schools 10
should reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the total population of 11
the state, (2) an analysis of cost implications and measurement criteria 12
and how said board's programs and operations relate to such goals 13
and objectives, and (3) specific action plans, target dates and strategies 14
and methods of implementation for achieving such goals and 15
objectives. The State Board of Education shall establish, every five 16
years, an advisory committee to assist the board in the preparation of 17
the comprehensive plan. Members of the advisory committee shall be 18 Substitute Bill No. 856
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appointed by the State Board of Education with representation on the 19
committee to include, but not be limited to, representatives of the 20
Connecticut Advisory Council on Vocational and Career Education, 21
education organizations, parent organizations, student organizations, 22
business and industry, including at least one representative of a 23
manufacturer having less than two hundred fifty employees, 24
organized labor and appropriate state agencies. Notwithstanding any 25
requirement for submission of a plan for the fiscal year ending June 30, 26
1984, pursuant to section 10-96a of the general statutes, revision of 27
1958, revised to January 1, 1983, the State Board of Education shall not 28
be required to submit the master plan for vocational and career 29
education but shall submit, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, 30
the comprehensive plan for elementary and secondary, vocational, 31
career and adult education to the Governor and the joint standing 32
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 33
relating to education on or before September 1, 1996, and every five 34
years thereafter provided, the master plan currently in effect shall 35
remain in effect until the comprehensive plan is submitted. The State 36
Board of Education shall be responsible for annually updating the 37
progress in implementing the goals and objectives of the 38
comprehensive plan and shall report on such progress to the Governor 39
and to said standing committee annually. The State Board of Education 40
shall provide opportunity for public comment prior to its adoption of a 41
plan. 42
Sec. 2. Section 10-21j of the general statutes is repealed and the 43
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 44
(a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board 45
of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish a committee to 46
coordinate the education of elementary, middle school and high school 47
students about careers in manufacturing. Such committee shall 48
include, but not be limited to, (1) representatives from the Department 49
of Economic and Community Development, the Labor Department, 50
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Education and Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at 52
the regional community-technical colleges, independent institutions of 53
higher education in the state that offer training in the field of 54
manufacturing, the Connecticut Employment and Training 55
Commission, manufacturing companies and employee organizations 56
that represent manufacturing workers, and (2) middle and high school 57
teachers, guidance counselors and school counselors. Manufacturers 58
on the committee shall comprise at least thirty-three per cent of the 59
total committee membership. 60
(b) On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before August first 61
annually thereafter, the committee established pursuant to subsection 62
(a) of this section shall compile a catalog of programs at public and 63
independent institutions of higher education in the state that offer 64
training in the field of manufacturing. Such catalog shall include for 65
each program: (1) The degree, certification, license or credential 66
awarded upon completion; (2) the period of time and requirements for 67
completion; (3) the enrollment process; and (4) the cost of attendance. 68
The commissioner shall make such catalog available on the Internet 69
web site of the Department of Education and distribute such catalog to 70
each local and regional board of education. 71
(c) On or before February 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the 72
committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall 73
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 74
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 75
matters relating to commerce and higher education and workforce 76
development an analysis of whether current programs available to 77
Connecticut students are meeting workforce needs. The committee 78
shall consult with [members of the manufacturing industry] a state-79
wide collaborative of manufacturers when producing such report. 80
(d) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the 81
committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall 82
develop and administer a program to introduce middle school and 83
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and school counselors to careers in manufacturing. Such program may 85
include, but is not limited to, hands-on learning opportunities, posters, 86
videos, pamphlets and social media and other technology to describe 87
and promote modern manufacturing and the programs included in the 88
catalog described in subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner 89
may enter into partnerships with one or more private sector entities to 90
further the goals of such program. Such partnerships may include, but 91
are not limited to, student visits to manufacturers and manufacturer 92
visits to schools in order to give students first hand exposure to 93
modern manufacturing and the products and materials created by 94
manufacturers in the state. The commissioner shall develop 95
measurable objectives for evaluating the effectiveness of such program 96
and shall annually report the results of such measurement to the 97
committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for 98
inclusion in the report required under subsection (c) of this section 99
with recommendations from such committee for modifying the 100
program. 101
(e) The Department of Education, in consultation with 102
representatives from the manufacturing industry and the Connecticut 103
Center for Advanced Technology, shall develop a best practices guide 104
to help local and regional boards of education to incorporate 105
relationships with manufacturing in their middle school and high 106
school curricula. 107
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-4(c)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-21j
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