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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 654
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2324
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING HIGH -NEED CERTIFICATE AND TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHING THE "NUTMEG INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM".
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Office of 1
Workforce Competitiveness to designate certain certificate and training 2
programs as high-need based on the workforce needs in the state, (2) 3
allow the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, 4
with state support, to issue loans to individuals for the completion of 5
such high-need certificate programs, (3) expand the tax credit 6
established pursuant to section 12-217qq of the general statutes to 7
include Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority 8
loans for the completion of such high-need certificate programs, (4) 9
establish a mentorship program for students participating in the debt-10
free community college programs who are enrolled in such high-need 11
certificate programs, and (5) establish a state internship program, in 12
partnership with corporations in the state and the Board of Regents for 13
Higher Education, to be known as the "Nutmeg Internship Program" 14 Proposed Bill No. 654
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which shall include a soft skills program, as defined in section 31-11mm 15
of the general statutes. 16
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) designate certain certificate and training programs as high-need
programs, (2) allow the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental
Loan Authority to issue loans to individuals for the completion of such
high-need certificate programs, (3) allow employers who pay such
Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority loans on
behalf of employees to claim a tax credit, (4) establish a mentorship
program for students in the debt-free community college program who
enroll in such high-need certificate programs, and (5) establish a state
internship program.