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12	20		AN ACT CONCERNING VA RIOUS INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE
13	21		COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TALENT IN EDUCATION.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17	25		Section 1. Section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
19	27		(a) (1) In the public schools, the program of instruction offered shall 3
20	28		include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 4
21	29		qualified teachers: [, the] (A) The arts; (B) career education; (C) 5
22	30		consumer education; (D) health and safety, including, but not limited 6
23	31		to, human growth and development, nutrition, first aid, including 7
24	32		cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in accordance with the 8
25	33		provisions of section 10-16qq, disease prevention and cancer 9
26	34		awareness, including, but not limited to, age and developmentally 10
27	35		appropriate instruction in performing self-examinations for the 11
28	36		purposes of screening for breast cancer and testicular cancer, 12
29	37		community and consumer health, physical, mental and emotional 13
30	38		health, including youth suicide prevention, substance abuse 14
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31	45		prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use and related 15
32	46		disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social media, as 16
33	47		defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang 17
34	48		membership, and accident prevention; (E) language arts, including 18
35	49		reading, writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; (F) 19
36		-	physical education; (G) science, which may include the climate change 20 Substitute Bill No. 1129
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	50	+	physical education; (G) science, which may include the climate change 20
43	51		curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section; (H) social 21
44	52		studies, including, but not limited to, citizenship, economics, 22
45	53		geography, government, history and Holocaust and genocide 23
46	54		education and awareness in accordance with the provisions of section 24
47		-	10-18f; (I) computer science, including, but not limited to, computer 25
48		-	programming instruction, and not later than July 1, 2021, (i) ~~instruction~~ 26
49		-	in the basics of computer science at the elementary school ~~level, (ii)~~ 27
50		-	instruction in exploratory computer science at the middle ~~school level,~~ 28
51		-	and (iii) at least one course in computer science at the ~~high school~~ 29
52		-	level; and (J) in addition, on at least the secondary level, ~~one or more~~ 30
53		-	world languages and vocational education. 31
54		-	(2) For purposes of this subsection, [world languages shall ~~include]~~ 32
55		-	~~(A) "world languages"~~ includes American Sign Language, provided 33
56		-	~~such subject~~ matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the 34
57		-	~~supervision of a~~ teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State 35
58		-	~~Board of Education,~~ [. For purposes of this subsection,] and (B) the 36
59		-	~~"arts" means any form of~~ visual or performing arts, which may include, 37
60		-	~~but not be limited to,~~ dance, music, art and theatre. 38
	55	+	10-18f; (I) (i) computer science, including, but not limited to, computer 25
	56	+	programming instruction, and (ii) not later than July 1, 2021, (I) 26
	57	+	instruction in the basics of computer science at the elementary school 27
	58	+	level, (II) instruction in exploratory computer science at the middle 28
	59	+	school level, and (III) at least one course in computer science at the 29
	60	+	high school level; and (J) in addition, on at least the secondary level, 30
	61	+	one or more world languages and vocational education. 31
	62	+	(2) For purposes of this subsection, (A) world languages [shall 32
	63	+	include] includes American Sign Language, provided such subject 33
	64	+	matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a 34
	65	+	teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education, 35
	66	+	[. For purposes of this subsection,] and (B) the "arts" means any form of 36
	67	+	visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be limited to, 37
	68	+	dance, music, art and theatre. 38
61	69		(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to 39
62	70		take a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 40
63	71		identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 41
64	72		pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 42
65	73		made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 43
66	74		(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 44
67	75		1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 45
68	76		Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 46
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69	83		Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 47
70	84		the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 48
71	85		such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 49
72	86		(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 50
73	87		materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 51
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	88	+	boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 52
81	89		this section. The State Board of Education, within available 53
82	90		appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 54
83	91		and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 55
84	92		Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 56
85	93		events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 57
86	94		history; (4) Puerto Rican history; (5) Native American history; (6) 58
87	95		personal financial management, including, but not limited to, financial 59
88	96		literacy as developed in the plan provided under section 10-16pp; (7) 60
89	97		training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic 61
90	98		external defibrillators; (8) labor history and law, including organized 62
91	99		labor, the collective bargaining process, existing legal protections in the 63
92	100		workplace, the history and economics of free market capitalism and 64
93	101		entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism in the 65
94	102		development of the American and world economies; (9) climate 66
95	103		change consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (10) 67
96	104		topics approved by the state board upon the request of local or 68
97	105		regional boards of education as part of the program of instruction 69
98	106		offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (11) instruction 70
99	107		relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive. The 71
100	108		Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available 72
101	109		to each local and regional board of education for the development of 73
102	110		curriculum on climate change as described in this subsection. 74
103	111		(e) The State Board of Education shall establish a state-wide digital 75
104	112		literacy and computer coding curriculum for all public schools. Such 76
105	113		curriculum shall include, but not be limited to, development of sample 77
106	114		lessons to embed computer coding lessons within other classes and 78
107	115		courses and an after school computer science course to be distributed 79
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108	122		by organizations that provide training and programs to support after 80
109	123		school programs. The State Board of Education shall provide any after 81
110	124		school computer science course established under this subsection to 82
111	125		public libraries in the state. 83
112	126		Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10-145a of the general statutes is 84
113		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 85 Substitute Bill No. 1129
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	127	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 85
120	128		1, 2019): 86
121	129		(d) On and after July 1, [1998] 2019, any [candidate in a] program of 87
122	130		teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall [complete 88
123	131		a] include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in computer science, 89
124	132		and other information technology skills, [component of such program,] 90
125	133		as applied to student learning and classroom instruction, 91
126	134		communications, [and] data management, programming and coding. 92
127	135		Sec. 3. Section 10-155d of the general statutes is repealed and the 93
128	136		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 94
129	137		(a) The Office of Higher Education shall encourage and support 95
130	138		experimentation and research in the preparation of teachers for public 96
131	139		elementary and secondary schools. To help fulfill the purposes of this 97
132	140		section, the Office of Higher Education shall appoint an advisory 98
133	141		council composed of qualified professionals which shall render 99
134	142		assistance and advice to the office. In carrying out its activities 100
135	143		pursuant to this section, the office shall consult with the State Board of 101
136	144		Education and such other agencies as it deems appropriate to assure 102
137	145		coordination of all activities of the state relating to the preparation of 103
138	146		teachers for public elementary and secondary schools. 104
139	147		(b) The Office of Higher Education, with the approval of the 105
140	148		Commissioner of Education, shall expand, within available 106
141	149		appropriations, participation in its summer alternate route to 107
142	150		certification program and its weekend and evening alternate route to 108
143	151		certification program. The office shall expand the weekend and 109
144	152		evening program for participants seeking certification in a subject 110
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145	159		shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b. The office, in collaboration 111
146	160		with the Department of Education, shall develop (1) a regional 112
147	161		alternate route to certification program targeted to the subject shortage 113
148	162		areas, [and] (2) an alternate route to certification program for former 114
149	163		teachers whose certificates have expired and who are interested in 115
150	164		resuming their teaching careers, and (3) an alternate route to 116
151		-	certification program targeted for computer science teachers. 117 Substitute Bill No. 1129
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158	166		(c) The Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the 118
159	167		Department of Education, shall develop alternate route to certification 119
160	168		programs for (1) school administrators and superintendents, [and] (2) 120
161	169		early childhood education teachers, and (3) computer science teachers. 121
162	170		The programs shall include mentored apprenticeships and criteria for 122
163	171		admission to the programs. 123
164	172		Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The State Board of 124
165	173		Education, upon the request of a local or regional board of education 125
166	174		or a regional educational service center, may issue an adjunct 126
167	175		computer science instructor permit to any applicant with specialized 127
168	176		training, experience or expertise in computer science. Such permit shall 128
169	177		authorize a person to hold a part-time position as a teacher of 129
170	178		computer science. Such applicant shall (1) hold a bachelor's degree 130
171	179		from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of 131
172	180		Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or 132
173	181		regionally accredited, (2) have a minimum of three years of work 133
174	182		experience in computer science, or one year of work experience and 134
175	183		two years of specialized schooling related to computer science, and (3) 135
176	184		achieve a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of 136
177	185		Education approved subject area assessment. 137
178	186		(b) During the period of employment as a computer science 138
179	187		instructor, any person holding an adjunct computer science instructor 139
180	188		permit shall be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools 140
181	189		or of a principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such 141
182	190		superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the 142
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183	197		performance of assigned duties by such holder of an adjunct computer 143
184	198		science instructor permit. 144
185	199		(c) Each adjunct computer science instructor permit shall be valid 145
186	200		for three years and may be renewed by the Commissioner of 146
187	201		Education for good cause upon the request of the superintendent of 147
188	202		schools for the district employing such person or the regional 148
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196	204		(d) Any board of education or regional educational service center 150
197	205		employing a person who holds an adjunct computer science instructor 151
198	206		permit issued under this section shall provide a program to assist each 152
199	207		such person. Such program, developed in consultation with the 153
200	208		Department of Education, shall include academic and classroom 154
201	209		support service components. 155
202	210		(e) No person holding an adjunct computer science instructor 156
203	211		permit shall fill a position that will result in the displacement of any 157
204	212		person holding a teaching certificate under section 10-145b of the 158
205	213		general statutes who is already employed at such school. 159
206	214		(f) Any person holding an adjunct computer science instructor 160
207	215		permit pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be eligible for 161
208	216		membership in the teachers' retirement system solely by reason of such 162
209	217		permit, provided any such person who holds a regular teacher's 163
210	218		certificate issued by the State Board of Education shall not be excluded 164
211	219		from membership in said system. 165
212	220		Sec. 5. Subsection (e) of section 10-145d of the general statutes is 166
213	221		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 167
214	222		1, 2019): 168
215	223		(e) [The] Not later than July 1, 2020, the State Board of Education 169
216	224		shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to provide 170
217	225		standards for the certification of computer science teachers. Such 171
218	226		regulations shall create a computer science endorsement and make 172
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220	234		completion of prescribed courses of study, or (2) such other experience 174
221	235		as the state board shall deem appropriate. 175
222	236		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The State Board of Education 176
223		-	shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 177
224		-	54 of the general statutes, to expand a certificate or durational shortage 178
225		-	area permit issued by said board to enable a software engineer or other 179
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	238	+	of the general statutes to expand a certificate or durational shortage 178
	239	+	area permit issued by said board to enable software engineers or other 179
	240	+	similar industry professionals to begin teaching while such engineer or 180
233	241		industry professional is enrolled in a teacher preparation program or 181
234	242		an alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board 182
235	243		of Education. 183
236	244		Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Any company or business 184
237	245		that receives funds or economic assistance from the Department of 185
238		-	~~Economic and~~ Community Development shall offer ~~(1)~~ internships to 186
239		-	~~students attending~~ an institution of higher education in the state, or ~~(2)~~ 187
240		-	~~externships during the~~ summer months to teachers in public schools in 188
241		-	~~the state, or both. The~~ Commissioner of Economic and Community 189
242		-	~~Development shall~~ consult with such company or business to 190
243		-	~~determine a reasonable~~ number of internships or externships, or both, 191
244		-	~~for such company or~~ business to offer, appropriate to such company's 192
245		-	~~or business's size and~~ industry. 193
	246	+	Community Development shall offer internships to students attending 186
	247	+	an institution of higher education in the state or externships during the 187
	248	+	summer months to teachers in public schools in the state, or both. The 188
	249	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Devel opment shall 189
	250	+	consult with such company or business to determine a reasonable 190
	251	+	number internships or externships, or both, for such company or 191
	252	+	business to offer, appropriate to such company's or business's size and 192
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246	254		(b) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development 194
247	255		shall, in consultation with the executive director of the Office of Higher 195
248	256		Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board 196
249	257		of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, develop one or more 197
250	258		electronic databases on the Internet of internship opportunities in the 198
251	259		state for students attending public institutions of higher education in 199
252	260		the state. Any such database shall be searchable by region and be made 200
253	261		available to such students. 201
254	262		(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 202
255	263		the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the 203
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257	271		Sec. 8. Section 12-217g of the general statutes is repealed and the 205
258	272		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 206
259	273		(a) (1) There shall be allowed a credit for any taxpayer against the 207
260	274		tax imposed under this chapter for any income year with respect to 208
261	275		each apprenticeship in the manufacturing trades commenced by such 209
262	276		taxpayer in such year under a qualified apprenticeship training 210
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270	278		accordance with regulations adopted in accordance with the 212
271	279		provisions of chapter 54 by the Labor Commissioner and registered 213
272	280		with the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council established under 214
273	281		section 31-22n, in an amount equal to six dollars per hour multiplied 215
274	282		by the total number of hours worked during the income year by 216
275	283		apprentices in the first half of a two-year term of apprenticeship and 217
276	284		the first three-quarters of a four-year term of apprenticeship, provided 218
277	285		the amount of credit allowed for any income year with respect to each 219
278	286		such apprenticeship may not exceed seven thousand five hundred 220
279	287		dollars or fifty per cent of actual wages paid in such income year to an 221
280	288		apprentice in the first half of a two-year term of apprenticeship or in 222
281	289		the first three-quarters of a four-year term of apprenticeship, 223
282	290		whichever is less. 224
283	291		(2) Effective for income years commencing on and after January 1, 225
284	292		2015, for purposes of this subsection, "taxpayer" includes an affected 226
285	293		business entity, as defined in section 12-284b. Any affected business 227
286	294		entity allowed a credit under this subsection may sell, assign or 228
287	295		otherwise transfer such credit, in whole or in part, to one or more 229
288	296		taxpayers to offset any state tax due or otherwise payable by such 230
289	297		taxpayers under this chapter, or, with respect to income years 231
290	298		commencing on or after January 1, 2016, chapter 212 or 227, provided 232
291	299		such credit may be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, in whole or 233
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293	307		(b) There shall be allowed a credit for any taxpayer against the tax 235
294	308		imposed under this chapter for any income year with respect to each 236
295	309		apprenticeship in plastics and plastics-related trades commenced by 237
296	310		such taxpayer in such year under a qualified apprenticeship training 238
297	311		program as described in subsection (e) of this section, certified in 239
298	312		accordance with regulations adopted in accordance with the 240
299	313		provisions of chapter 54 by the Labor Commissioner and registered 241
300	314		with the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council established under 242
301	315		section 31-22n, which apprenticeship exceeds the average number of 243
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	316	+	such apprenticeships begun by such taxpayer during the five income 244
309	317		years immediately preceding the income year with respect to which 245
310	318		such credit is allowed, in an amount equal to four dollars per hour 246
311	319		multiplied by the total number of hours worked during the income 247
312	320		year by apprentices in the first half of a two-year term of 248
313	321		apprenticeship and the first three-quarters of a four-year term of 249
314	322		apprenticeship, provided the amount of credit allowed for any income 250
315	323		year with respect to each such apprenticeship may not exceed four 251
316	324		thousand eight hundred dollars or fifty per cent of actual wages paid 252
317	325		in such income year to an apprentice in the first half of a two-year term 253
318	326		of apprenticeship or in the first three-quarters of a four-year term of 254
319	327		apprenticeship, whichever is less. 255
320	328		(c) There shall be allowed a credit for any taxpayer against the tax 256
321	329		imposed under this chapter for any income year with respect to wages 257
322	330		paid to apprentices in the construction trades by such taxpayer in such 258
323	331		year that the apprentice and taxpayer participate in a qualified 259
324	332		apprenticeship training program, as described in subsection (e) of this 260
325	333		section, [which (1)] that is at least four years in duration, [(2)] is 261
326	334		certified in accordance with regulations adopted in accordance with 262
327	335		the provisions of chapter 54 by the Labor Commissioner [,] and [(3)] is 263
328	336		registered with the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council 264
329	337		established under section 31-22n. The tax credit shall be [(A)] (1) in an 265
330	338		amount equal to two dollars per hour multiplied by the total number 266
331	339		of hours completed by each apprentice toward completion of such 267
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332	346		program, and [(B)] (2) awarded upon completion and notification of 268
333	347		completion of such program in the income year in which such 269
334	348		completion and notification occur, provided the amount of credit 270
335	349		allowed for such income year with respect to each such apprentice 271
336	350		may not exceed four thousand dollars or fifty per cent of actual wages 272
337	351		paid over the first four income years for such apprenticeship, 273
338	352		whichever is less. 274
339	353		(d) There shall be allowed a credit for any taxpayer against the tax 275
340	354		imposed under this chapter for any income year with respect to each 276
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348	356		such year under a qualified apprenticeship training program as 278
349	357		described in subsection (e) of this section, certified in accordance with 279
350	358		regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 by 280
351	359		the Labor Commissioner and registered with the Connecticut State 281
352	360		Apprenticeship Council established under section 31-22n, in an 282
353	361		amount equal to six dollars per hour multiplied by the total number of 283
354	362		hours worked during the income year by apprentices in the first half of 284
355	363		a two-year term of apprenticeship and the first three-quarters of a four-285
356	364		year term of apprenticeship, provided the amount of credit allowed for 286
357	365		any income year with respect to each such apprenticeship may not 287
358	366		exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars or fifty per cent of actual 288
359	367		wages paid in such income year to an apprentice in the first half of a 289
360	368		two-year term of apprenticeship or in the first three-quarters of a four-290
361	369		year term of apprenticeship, whichever is less. 291
362	370		[(d)] (e) For purposes of this section, a qualified apprenticeship 292
363	371		training program shall require at least four thousand but not more 293
364	372		than eight thousand hours of apprenticeship training for certification 294
365	373		of such apprenticeship by the Connecticut State Apprenticeship 295
366	374		Council. The amount of credit allowed any taxpayer under this section 296
367	375		for any income year may not exceed the amount of tax due from such 297
368	376		taxpayer under this chapter with respect to such income year. 298
369	377		Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) There is established a 299
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370	384		Computer Science For Connecticut Commission, which shall be part of 300
371		-	the Legislative Department. The ~~commission~~ shall consist of the 301
372		-	~~following~~ members: (A) One appointed by the speaker of the House of 302
	385	+	the Legislative Department. The council shall consist of the following 301
	386	+	members: (A) One appointed by the speaker of the House of 302
373	387		Representatives; (B) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the 303
374	388		Senate; (C) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of 304
375	389		Representatives; (D) one appointed by the majority leader of the 305
376	390		Senate; (E) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of 306
377	391		Representatives; (F) one appointed by the minority leader of the 307
378	392		Senate; and (G) three appointed by the Governor. Any member of the 308
379		-	commission appointed under this subdivision may be a member of the 309
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387	395		(2) All initial appointments to the commission shall be made not 311
388	396		later than sixty days after the effective date of this section and shall 312
389	397		terminate on July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, as applicable, 313
390	398		regardless of when the initial appointment was made. Appointed 314
391	399		members of the board shall serve for four-year terms, which shall 315
392		-	commence on the date of appointment~~, except that~~ members first 316
393		-	~~appointed~~ shall have the following terms: (A) Members appointed by 317
394		-	~~the speaker~~ of the House of Representatives and the president pro 318
395		-	~~tempore of the~~ Senate and one member appointed by the Governor 319
396		-	~~shall initially~~ serve a term of four years; (B) members appointed by the 320
397		-	~~majority~~ leader of the House of Representatives and the minority 321
398		-	~~leader of the~~ Senate and one member appointed by the Governor shall 322
399		-	~~initially~~ serve a term of three years; and (C) members appointed by the 323
	400	+	commence on the date of appointment and members first appointed 316
	401	+	shall have the following terms: (A) Members appointed by the speaker 317
	402	+	of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the 318
	403	+	Senate and one member appointed by the Governor shall initially 319
	404	+	serve a term of four years; (B) members appointed by the majority 320
	405	+	leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the 321
	406	+	Senate and one member appointed by the Governor shall initially 322
	407	+	serve a term of three years; and (C) members appointed by the 323
400	408		minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority 324
401	409		leader of the Senate and one member appointed by the Governor shall 325
402	410		initially serve a term of two years. Members shall continue to serve 326
403	411		until their successors are appointed and any member may serve more 327
404	412		than one term. 328
405	413		(3) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 329
406	414		pro tempore of the Senate shall jointly select the chairperson of the 330
407	415		commission from among the members of the commiss ion. Such 331
408		-	chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, which 332
409		-	shall be held not later than October 1, 2019. The commission shall meet 333
410		-	at least quarterly or as often as deemed necessary by the chairperson 334
411		-	or a majority of the commission. 335
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	424	+	least quarterly or as often as deemed necessary by the chairperson or a 334
	425	+	majority of the commission. 335
412	426		(4) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any 336
413	427		vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for 337
414	428		the balance of the unexpired term. 338
415	429		(5) The members of the commission shall serve without 339
416	430		compensation, but shall, within the limits of available funds, be 340
417	431		reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of 341
418	432		their duties. The chairperson of the commission may contract with a 342
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426	434		duties under this section. 344
427	435		(b) The commission may do any or all of the following: 345
428	436		(1) Plan and run an annual summit in conjunction with the 346
429	437		Department of Economic and Community Development. The summit 347
430	438		shall seek to bring together students from middle schools, high schools 348
431	439		and institutions of higher education in the state, technology industry 349
432	440		professionals, training providers and community members to 350
433	441		showcase projects, research, education and career opportunities related 351
434	442		to computer science and technology; 352
435	443		(2) Establish and run a state-wide job-shadowing day to provide 353
436	444		students with insights into different industries, career paths and skills 354
437	445		valued by employers in the state; 355
438	446		(3) Develop and offer to public schools in the state, by itself or by 356
439	447		contracting with other organizations, professional development 357
440	448		services in computer science; 358
441	449		(4) Make grants to public schools in the state to offer computer 359
442	450		science professional development courses and studies; and 360
443	451		(5) Offer scholarships to teachers seeking a computer science 361
444		-	endorsement or to students attending an institution of higher 362
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445	459		education in the state and pursuing a degree in a technology field, or 363
446	460		both. 364
447	461		(c) There is established an account to be known as the "Computer 365
448	462		Science For Connecticut Commission account" which shall be a 366
449	463		separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 367
450	464		shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the 368
451	465		account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Joint 369
452	466		Committee on Legislative Management for the purposes of subsection 370
453	467		(b) of this section. 371
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461	469		the general statutes a credit in an amount equal to fifty per cent of the 373
462	470		amount a corporation donates to the account established under 374
463	471		subsection (c) of this section, provided the aggregate amount of credits 375
464	472		under this subsection shall not exceed one million dollars in any fiscal 376
465	473		year. Any credit allowed under this subsection shall be claimed for the 377
466	474		income year in which such donation was made. 378
467	475		Sec. 10. Section 31-11ff of the general statutes is repealed and the 379
468	476		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 380
469	477		(a) For purposes of this section: 381
470	478		(1) "Early college high school" means a school in which persons who 382
471	479		are underrepresented in higher education, including, but not limited 383
472	480		to, low-income youth, first-generation college students, English 384
473	481		language learners and minority students, may simultaneously earn, 385
474	482		tuition free, a high school diploma and an associate degree or up to 386
475	483		two years of credit toward a bachelor's degree; 387
476	484		(2) "Middle college program" means a collaboration between a 388
477	485		school district's high schools and a regional-community technical 389
478	486		college or a four-year college or university where a student may (A) 390
479	487		take core high school courses or courses for which college or 391
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480	494		university-level credit may be given, and (B) attribute all such credits 392
481	495		earned toward a program of higher learning at an institution of higher 393
482	496		education in which such student enrolls upon graduation from the 394
483	497		middle college program; and 395
484	498		(3) "Connecticut Early College Opportunity program" or "CT-ECO" 396
485	499		means a collaboration between a school district's high schools, a local 397
486	500		community college and a company or business entity where a student 398
487	501		may earn an industry-recognized, two-year postsecondary degree in 399
488	502		addition to a high school diploma. 400
489	503		(b) The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission shall 401
490	504		develop, in collaboration with the Connecticut state colleges and 402
491		-	universities, Department of Education, and regional work force 403 Substitute Bill No. 1129
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498	506		development boards established pursuant to section 31-3j, a state-wide 404
499	507		plan for implementing, expanding or improving upon career certificate 405
500	508		programs established under section 10-20a, middle college programs, 406
501	509		early college high school programs and Connecticut Early College 407
502	510		Opportunity programs to provide education, training and placement 408
503	511		in jobs available in the manufacturing, health care, construction, green, 409
504	512		science, technology, computer science, engineering and mathematics 410
505	513		industries and other emerging sectors of the state's economy. Such 411
506	514		plan shall include a proposal to fund such programs. 412
507	515		Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) The Connecticut Higher Education 413
508	516		Supplemental Loan Authority, constituted pursuant to section 10a-179 414
509	517		of the general statutes, shall develop legislative recommendations to 415
510	518		establish and administer a technology degree loan program that offers 416
511	519		loan forgiveness to graduates of institutions of higher education in the 417
512	520		state for each year such graduate (1) works for a technology company 418
513	521		in the state, and (2) resides in the state. Not later than January 17, 2020, 419
514	522		the executive director of said authority shall submit such 420
515	523		recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 421
516	524		of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 422
517	525		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education 423
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518	532		and finance, revenue and bonding. 424
519	533		Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective from passage) There shall be a Chief Talent 425
520	534		Strategy Officer within the office of the Governor and appointed by the 426
521	535		Governor. Such officer shall be responsible for ensuring that the state 427
522	536		is producing the workforce required to meet the demands of 428
523	537		employers in the state and shall: 429
524	538		(1) Analyze existing and future talent needs of the state, using an 430
525	539		independent data provider with access to real-time labor market data 431
526	540		to identify (A) anticipated areas of job growth in the state over the next 432
527	541		five and ten years, state-wide and by region, (B) existing or projected 433
528	542		shortages in certificate and degree programs at institutions of higher 434
529	543		education in the state and short-term and long-term noncredit training 435
530		-	programs that are needed to support areas of job growth, (C) 436 Substitute Bill No. 1129
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537	545		institutions of higher education in the state that are offering academic 437
538	546		programs most in demand by employers and by students, the 438
539	547		percentage of graduates of such institutions who are employed in the 439
540	548		state two years after graduation and the fields and industries in which 440
541	549		such graduates are employed, and (D) the capacity for growth in high-441
542	550		demand academic programs offered by institutions of higher 442
543	551		education in the state; 443
544	552		(2) Coordinate with state agencies and quasi-public agencies to 444
545	553		prioritize and align state resources to meet the existing and future 445
546	554		talent needs of the state, as identified pursuant to subdivision (1) of 446
547	555		this section; 447
548	556		(3) Support the executive director of the Office of Higher Education 448
549	557		to implement the higher education strategic master plan developed 449
550	558		pursuant to section 10a-11b of the general statutes; 450
551	559		(4) Coordinate with municipal leaders to (A) share the results of the 451
552	560		analysis performed under subdivision (1) of this section with 452
553	561		employers, institutions of higher education in the state and other 453
554	562		stakeholders, and (B) provide a program to award grants to support 454
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555	569		evidence-based solutions to cultivate, attract, hire and retain workers 455
556	570		in high-demand fields and industries. Such program may include, but 456
557	571		not be limited to, internship programs, education programs, incentives 457
558	572		to attract mid-career workers and fellowship programs to attract and 458
559	573		retain recent graduates; and 459
560	574		(5) Create a state-wide advisory board comprised of leaders from 460
561	575		the institutions of higher education in the state and chief executive 461
562	576		officers from companies domiciled in the state. Such advisory board 462
563	577		shall meet biennially to advise the Chief Talent Strategy Officer on the 463
564	578		implementation of this section. 464
565	579		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
566	580		sections:
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575	583		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-145a(d)
576	584		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-155d
577	585		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 New section
578	586		Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 10-145d(e)
579	587		Sec. 6 from passage New section
580	588		Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 New section
581	589		Sec. 8 July 1, 2019 12-217g
582	590		Sec. 9 from passage New section
583	591		Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 31-11ff
584	592		Sec. 11 from passage New section
585	593		Sec. 12 from passage New section
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587		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
588		-	In Section 9(a), "council" was changed to "commission" for consistency
589		-	with other provisions of the section.
	595	+	Statement of Purpose:
	596	+	To implement various initiatives to develop and promote a
	597	+	technologically trained workforce to meet the needs of the state's
	598	+	employers.
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	600	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	601	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	602	+	not underlined.]
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