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	12	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	13	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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14	21		AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER
15	22		EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SEMINAR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL
16	23		BUSINESSES.
17	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	25		Assembly convened:
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20	27		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this 1
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22		-	~~(1) "Small~~ ~~business" means a business located in the state with~~ 3
23		-	~~twenty-five employees or less;~~ 4
24		-	~~(2) "Cybersecurity" means the detection~~, ~~prevention or response~~ to 5
25		-	~~activity intended~~ to ~~result in unauthorized access to, exfiltration of,~~ 6
26		-	~~manipulation of~~, ~~or impairment to the integrity~~, ~~confidentiality or~~ 7
27		-	~~availability of an information technology system or information stored~~ 8
28		-	~~on, or transiting,~~ ~~an information technology system;~~ ~~and~~ 9
29		-	~~(3) "Virtual~~ ~~currency" has the same meaning as provided in section~~ 10
30		-	~~36a-596~~ of ~~the general statutes.~~ 11
31		-	~~(b) Not later than September 1,~~ ~~2022,~~ the ~~Board of Regents for Higher~~ 12
32		-	~~Education shall,~~ ~~within available funds,~~ ~~develop seminar programs to~~ 13
33		-	~~assist small businesses with adapting to~~ the ~~business environment in the~~ 14
34		-	~~aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as defined in section 4-216a of the 15 Substitute~~ Bill No. 3
	28	+	section, "small business" means a business located in the state with 2
	29	+	twenty-five employees or less. 3
	30	+	(b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Board of Regents for Higher 4
	31	+	Education shall, within available funds, develop seminar programs to 5
	32	+	assist small businesses with adapting to a changing business 6
	33	+	environment through courses in subject areas, including, but not limited 7
	34	+	to, electronic commerce, social media and virtual currency, as defined 8
	35	+	in subsection (18) of section 36a-596 of the general statutes. Said board 9
	36	+	shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not more than two 10
	37	+	employees of any small business may enroll in not more than five 11
	38	+	seminar programs or courses within such seminar programs at the 12
	39	+	Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center 13
	40	+	or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic 14
	41	+	Committee Bill No. 3
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41		-	general statutes, through courses in subject areas, including, but not 16
42		-	limited to, electronic commerce, social media, cybersecurity and virtual 17
43		-	currency. Said board shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not 18
44		-	more than two employees of any small business may enroll in not more 19
45		-	than five seminar programs or any course within such seminar 20
46		-	programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College 21
47		-	Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial 22
48		-	Center at Housatonic Community College at no cost to such small 23
49		-	business. 24
50		-	Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, 25
51		-	and June 30, 2024, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may 26
52		-	expend funds received by the state pursuant to the American Rescue 27
53		-	Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, for the 28
54		-	purpose of developing seminar programs for small businesses pursuant 29
55		-	to section 1 of this act. 30
	46	+	Community College at no cost to such small business. 15
	47	+	Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, 16
	48	+	and June 30, 2024, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may 17
	49	+	expend funds received by the state pursuant to the American Rescue 18
	50	+	Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, for the 19
	51	+	purpose of developing seminar programs for small businesses pursuant 20
	52	+	to section 1 of this act. 21
56	53		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
57	54		sections:
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59	56		Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section
60	57		Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
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62		-	HED Joint Favorable Subst.
	59	+	Statement of Purpose:
	60	+	To require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to develop
	61	+	seminar programs for small businesses to enroll employees in courses
	62	+	relating to online commerce at regional community-technical colleges.
	63	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	64	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	65	+	underlined.]
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	67	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
	68	+	SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.; SEN. CABRERA, 17th Dist.
	69	+	SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.; SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
	70	+	SEN. DAUGHERTY ABRAMS, 13th Dist.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
	71	+	SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.; SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.
	72	+	SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.; SEN. LOPES, 6th Dist.
	73	+	SEN. MILLER P., 27th Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
	74	+	SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.; SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
	75	+	REP. THOMAS, 143rd Dist.
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	77	+	S.B. 3
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