LCO No. 1036 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5217 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1036 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE NEEDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the Department of Economic and Community Development, in 1 conjunction with the Labor Department and the Board of Regents for 2 Higher Education, be required to develop a plan to fill advanced 3 manufacturing workforce needs in the state and submit such plan not 4 later than October 1, 2021, to the joint standing committees of the 5 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, 6 labor and higher education and employment advancement. 7 Statement of Purpose: To address the shortage of advanced manufacturing workers in Connecticut.