Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05396 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 2117 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5396
6	6	February Session, 2020
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10	10	Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E MILITARY TRAINING EVALUATION
20	20	CONDUCTED BY THE LAB OR DEPARTMENT.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Section 31-22u of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
25	25	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
26	26	Any member of the armed forces or National Guard or any veteran, 3
27	27	within [two] five years of such veteran's discharge from the armed 4
28	28	forces, may submit an application for military training evaluation to the 5
29	29	Labor Department program of apprentice training set forth in section 6
30	30	31-22q. Such application shall include (1) evidence of satisfactory 7
31	31	completion of a program or course of instruction as part of military 8
32	32	training that is equivalent in content and quality to that required for a 9
33	33	specific trade in this state, and (2) if such applicant is a veteran, such 10
34	34	veteran's military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. The 11
35	35	Labor Commissioner shall evaluate any such application and determine 12
36	36	whether the applicant's military training may be substituted for all or 13
37	37	part of the term of an apprenticeship program registered with the Labor 14
38	38	Department for a specific trade. If the commissioner determines that the 15 Raised Bill No. 5396
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42	42	LCO No. 2117 2 of 2
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44	44	applicant's military training is equivalent to the training required for 16
45	45	completion of such apprenticeship program, the commissioner shall 17
46	46	issue such applicant a recommendation for review by the appropriate 18
47	47	examining board established under section 20-331. Presentation of such 19
48	48	recommendation, pursuant to section 20-333, shall allow such applicant 20
49	49	to sit for any licensure examination without participation in an 21
50	50	apprenticeship program. If the commissioner determines that the 22
51	51	applicant's military training is equivalent to part of the training required 23
52	52	for completion of an apprenticeship program, such applicant's hours of 24
53	53	qualified military training, as determined by the commissioner, shall be 25
54	54	deducted from the hours of apprenticeship training required for the 26
55	55	specific trade provided (A) such applicant completes the minimum 27
56	56	number of hours of apprenticeship training required under federal law, 28
57	57	and (B) prior to implementation of this provision, the Labor Department 29
58	58	obtains concurrence with such provision from the federal office of 30
59	59	apprenticeship pursuant to 29 CFR 29.13(b)(9). For the purposes of this 31
60	60	section, (i) "veteran" means any person who was discharged or released 32
61	61	under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the 33
62	62	armed forces, (ii) "armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in 34
63	63	section 27-103, and (iii) "military discharge document" has the same 35
64	64	meaning as provided in section 1-219. 36
65	65	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
66	66	sections:
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68	68	Section 1 October 1, 2020 31-22u
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70	70	Statement of Purpose:
71	71	To extend the time limit for veterans to apply to the Labor Department
72	72	for a military training evaluation.
73	73	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
74	74	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
75	75	underlined.]
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