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9	12		AN ACT CONCERNING CLINICAL PLACEMENTS FOR NURSING
10		-	STUDENTS, ~~REPORTING BY~~ THE ~~OFFICE~~ OF ~~WORKFORCE~~
11		-	~~STRATEGY~~, ~~PROMOTION OF~~ THE ~~DEVELOPMENT OF THE~~
12		-	~~INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION~~
13		-	~~SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN AUTHORITY~~ STUDENT LOAN SUBSIDY
14		-	~~PROGRAMS~~ FOR ~~VARIOUS~~ PROFESSIONS.
	13	+	STUDENTS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTERED
	14	+	APPRENTICESHIPS FOR TEACHERS, REPORTING BY THE OFFICE
	15	+	OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY, PROMOTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT
	16	+	OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND A STUDENT LOAN SUBSIDY
	17	+	FOR HIGH-DEMAND PROFESSIONS.
15	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	19		Assembly convened:
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18		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force
19		-	to develop a plan for establishing clinical placements at state facilities
20		-	for nursing students at public and independent institutions of higher
21		-	education. The task force shall examine (1) the types of state facilities
22		-	that can accommodate such clinical placements, including, but not
23		-	limited to, state correctional facilities and facilities operated by the
24		-	Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Children and
25		-	Families, and Developmental Services, (2) the number and types of
26		-	clinical placements that may be established at each state facility, (3) the
27		-	staffing requirements for providing such clinical placements and
28		-	whether state facilities meet such staffing requirements, and (4) the total
29		-	and per-student cost to state facilities to provide such clinical
30		-	placements.
31		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: Substitute House Bill No. 5441
	21	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
	22	+	to develop a plan for establishing clinical placements at state facilities 2
	23	+	for nursing students at public institutions of higher education. The task 3
	24	+	force shall examine (1) the types of state facilities that can accommodate 4
	25	+	such clinical placements, including, but not limited to, state correctional 5
	26	+	facilities and facilities operated by the Departments of Mental Health 6
	27	+	and Addiction Services, Children and Families and Developmental 7
	28	+	Services, (2) the number and types of clinical placements that may be 8
	29	+	established at each state facility, (3) the staffing requirements for 9
	30	+	providing such clinical placements and whether state facilities meet 10
	31	+	such staffing requirements, and (4) the total and per-student cost to state 11
	32	+	facilities to provide such clinical placements. 12
	33	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 13
	34	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 14
	35	+	one of whom has expertise in clinical nursing and one of whom is a 15 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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35		-	(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
36		-	who is a nursing education program administrator at The University of
37		-	Connecticut;
38		-	(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is
39		-	a nursing education program administrator at an independent
40		-	institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173 of the
41		-	general statutes;
42		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the Hous e of
43		-	Representatives, who is a nursing education program administrator at
44		-	a state university within the Connecticut State University System;
45		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a
46		-	nursing education program administrator at a regional community-
47		-	technical college;
48		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
49		-	Representatives, who is a nursing education program administrator at
50		-	an independent institution of higher education, as defined in section
51		-	10a-173 of the general statutes;
52		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a
53		-	nursing education program administrator at The University of
54		-	Connecticut Health Center;
55		-	(7) One appointed by the Commissioner of Correction, who is a
56		-	licensed medical provider employed by the Department of Correction;
57		-	(8) One appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health, who is a
58		-	registered nurse employed by the Department of Public Health;
59		-	(9) One appointed by the Commissioner of Mental Health and
60		-	Addiction Services, who is a registered nurse employed by the
61		-	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Substitute House Bill No. 5441
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	42	+	nursing education program administrator at a public institution of 16
	43	+	higher education; 17
	44	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 18
	45	+	whom is a nurse administrator at a state agency or a state facility and 19
	46	+	one of whom has expertise in clinical placements for nursing students; 20
	47	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 21
	48	+	Representatives, who is a representative of the Department of Public 22
	49	+	Health and is a registered nurse; 23
	50	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 24
	51	+	representative of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 25
	52	+	Services and is a registered nurse; 26
	53	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 27
	54	+	Representatives, who is a representative of the Department of 28
	55	+	Developmental Services and is a registered nurse; and 29
	56	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 30
	57	+	representative of the Department of Children and Families and is a 31
	58	+	registered nurse. 32
	59	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) 33
	60	+	and (2) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General 34
	61	+	Assembly. 35
	62	+	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 36
	63	+	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 37
	64	+	be filled by the appointing authority. 38
	65	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 39
	66	+	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 40
	67	+	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 41
	68	+	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 42
	69	+	days after the effective date of this section. 43 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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65		-	(10) One appointed by the Commissioner of Developmental Services,
66		-	who is a registered nurse employed by the Department of
67		-	Developmental Services; and
68		-	(11) One appointed by the Commissioner of Children and Families,
69		-	who is a registered nurse employed by the Department of Children and
70		-	Families.
71		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) to
72		-	(6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the
73		-	General Assembly.
74		-	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later
75		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall
76		-	be filled by the appointing authority.
77		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro
78		-	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from
79		-	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule
80		-	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty
81		-	days after the effective date of this section.
82		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
83		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
84		-	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative
85		-	staff of the task force.
86		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report
87		-	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of
88		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher
89		-	education and employment advancement, in accordance with the
90		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall
91		-	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2024,
92		-	whichever is later. Substitute House Bill No. 5441
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96		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 4-124jj of the general statutes is
97		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
98		-	2023):
99		-	(b) Not later than October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, [until
100		-	October 1, 2025,] the Chief Workforce Officer shall submit to the
101		-	Governor and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the
102		-	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
103		-	of matters relating to finance, higher education and employment
104		-	advancement, education, commerce, and labor and public employees a
105		-	report regarding the workforce training programs funded through the
106		-	Office of Workforce Strategy account. Such report shall include, but not
107		-	be limited to, information on the number of individuals served,
108		-	demographic information about such individuals and outcomes of such
109		-	individuals after completion of a workforce training program.
110		-	Sec. 3. Section 38a-8 of the general statutes is amended by adding
111		-	subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2023):
112		-	(NEW) (h) The commissioner shall promote the development and
113		-	growth of, and employment opportunities within, the insurance
114		-	industry in the state.
115		-	Sec. 4. Section 10a-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the
116		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024):
117		-	(a) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
118		-	shall establish, subject to available funding pursuant to section 10a-247a,
119		-	as amended by this act, an Alliance District [Teacher] Educator and
120		-	Counselor Loan Subsidy Program for the purpose of subsidizing
121		-	interest rates on authority loans, as defined in section 10a-223, to
122		-	teachers, paraeducators and school counselors who are employed in a
123		-	district designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u and
124		-	who meet the eligibility criteria as established by the authority and the Substitute House Bill No. 5441
	76	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 44
	77	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 45
	78	+	education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative 46
	79	+	staff of the task force. 47
	80	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 48
	81	+	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 49
	82	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 50
	83	+	education and employment advancement, in accordance with the 51
	84	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 52
	85	+	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2024, 53
	86	+	whichever is later. 54
	87	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024, and applicable to taxable years 55
	88	+	commencing on or after January 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 56
	89	+	(1) "Clinical placement" means a clinical learning experience that 57
	90	+	involves the provision of patient care by nursing students under the 58
	91	+	direction and supervision of a preceptor as a required component of a 59
	92	+	nursing education program curriculum; 60
	93	+	(2) "Nursing student" means any student enrolled in a nursing 61
	94	+	education program at an institution of higher education in the state to 62
	95	+	earn a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree; and 63
	96	+	(3) "Preceptor" means any licensed health care provider who 64
	97	+	provides direction and supervision to nursing students pursuant to an 65
	98	+	agreement with an institution of higher education to provide clinical 66
	99	+	placements. 67
	100	+	(b) For taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, any 68
	101	+	preceptor who provides clinical placements for nursing students in the 69
	102	+	state may be allowed, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) of this 70
	103	+	section, to claim a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 229 of 71
	104	+	the general statutes, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707 72
	105	+	of the general statutes. Such credit shall be in the amount of one 73
	106	+	thousand dollars for every one hundred clinical placement hours in 74 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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128		-	Commissioner of Education.
129		-	(b) The authority shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with
130		-	the Commissioner of Education to establish the eligibility criteria and
131		-	administrative guidelines for the Alliance District [Teacher] Educator
132		-	and Counselor Loan Subsidy Program. Such eligibility criteria and
133		-	guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) applicant
134		-	eligibility, (2) interest rate subsidies and principal limits on authority
135		-	loans subject to the Alliance District [Teacher] Educator and Counselor
136		-	Loan Subsidy Program, (3) the process for verifying the employment of
137		-	applicants, and (4) the requirement that an interest rate subsidy through
138		-	the Alliance District [Teacher] Educator and Counselor Loan Subsidy
139		-	Program shall terminate for any subsidy recipient who ceases to meet
140		-	the employment requirements of such program during the term of such
141		-	recipient's loan from the authority.
142		-	Sec. 5. Section 10a-247a of the general statutes is repealed and the
143		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024):
144		-	The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
145		-	shall maintain a separate, nonlapsing account to hold funds for the
146		-	Alliance District [Teacher] Educator and Counselor Loan Subsidy
147		-	Program established pursuant to section 10a-247, as amended by this
148		-	act. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be
149		-	deposited in the account, including, but not limited to, any state
150		-	appropriation or the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for the
151		-	purpose of section 10a-247, as amended by this act. Moneys in the
152		-	account shall be used (1) for the purposes of the Alliance District
153		-	[Teacher] Educator and Counselor Loan Subsidy Program and for
154		-	reasonable and necessary expenses for the administration of such
155		-	program, (2) for the issuance of authority loans to refinance one or more
156		-	eligible loans, and (3) to maintain a reserve held by the authority to
157		-	cover any losses incurred by the authority from the issuance of such
158		-	authority loans. For the purposes of this section, "authority loans" and Substitute House Bill No. 5441
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	113	+	which such preceptor directed and supervised a nursing student during 75
	114	+	the taxable year, provided (1) the preceptor provides such clinical 76
	115	+	placement hours at no cost to the nursing student or the institution of 77
	116	+	higher education in which such nursing student is enrolled, (2) a 78
	117	+	preceptor claiming the credit under this section shall not claim any other 79
	118	+	credit against the preceptor's tax liability under any provision of the 80
	119	+	general statutes for the same one hundred clinical placement hours, (3) 81
	120	+	the amount of credit allowed to any preceptor in any taxable year shall 82
	121	+	not exceed four thousand dollars, (4) the credit may only be used to 83
	122	+	reduce a preceptor's tax liability under chapter 229 of the general 84
	123	+	statutes for the taxable year in which such preceptor provided the one 85
	124	+	hundred clinical placement hours, and (5) only one preceptor may claim 86
	125	+	a credit for the same one hundred clinical placement hours. 87
	126	+	(c) The total amount of credits allowed under this section shall not 88
	127	+	exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year. 89
	128	+	(d) (1) To be eligible to claim the credit pursuant to subsection (b) of 90
	129	+	this section for each taxable year, a preceptor shall apply to the 91
	130	+	Commissioner of Public Health in a form and manner prescribed by the 92
	131	+	commissioner. Such application shall contain sufficient information as 93
	132	+	required by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, 94
	133	+	documentation of the clinical placement hours completed and the 95
	134	+	agreement between the preceptor and an institution of higher education 96
	135	+	to provide clinical placements. 97
	136	+	(2) Upon receipt of an application, the Commissioner of Public Health 98
	137	+	shall render a decision, in writing, on each completed application not 99
	138	+	later than thirty days after the date of its receipt by the commissioner. If 100
	139	+	the preceptor meets the requirements of this section and the total 101
	140	+	amount of credits claimed in any fiscal year have not exceeded the limit 102
	141	+	set forth in subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner shall issue a 103
	142	+	certification letter to the preceptor indicating that the credit will be 104
	143	+	available to be claimed by the preceptor. 105
	144	+	Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2023) The executive director of the Office of 106 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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162		-	"eligible loans" have the same meaning as provided in section 10a-223.
163		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section:
164		-	(1) "Police officer" means a sworn member of a municipal police
165		-	department;
166		-	(2) "Distressed municipality" has the same meaning as provided in
167		-	section 32-9p of the general statutes;
168		-	(3) "Authority loans" has the same meaning as provided in section
169		-	10a-223 of the general statutes; and
170		-	(4) "Eligible loans" has the same meaning as provided in section 10a-
171		-	223 of the general statutes.
172		-	(b) On and after July 1, 2024, the Connecticut Higher Education
173		-	Supplemental Loan Authority shall establish, subject to available
174		-	funding pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, a Police Officer Loan
175		-	Subsidy Program for the purpose of subsidizing interest rates on
176		-	authority loans to police officers who are employed in a distressed
177		-	municipality and who meet the eligibility criteria as established by the
178		-	authority.
179		-	(c) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
180		-	shall, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards Training Council,
181		-	establish the eligibility criteria and administrative guidelines for the
182		-	Police Officer Loan Subsidy Program. Such eligibility criteria and
183		-	guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) applicant
184		-	eligibility, (2) interest rate subsidies and principal limits on authority
185		-	loans subject to the Police Officer Loan Subsidy Program, (3) the process
186		-	for verifying the employment of applicants, and (4) the requirement that
187		-	an interest rate subsidy through the Police Officer Loan Subsidy
188		-	Program shall terminate for any subsidy recipient who ceases to meet
189		-	the employment requirements of such program during the term of such Substitute House Bill No. 5441
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193		-	recipient's loan from the authority.
194		-	(d) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
195		-	shall maintain a separate, nonlapsing account to hold funds for the
196		-	Police Officer Loan Subsidy Program. The account shall contain any
197		-	moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, including, but
198		-	not limited to, any state appropriation or the proceeds from the sale of
199		-	bonds issued for the purpose of the program. Moneys in the account
200		-	shall be used (1) for the purposes of the Police Officer Loan Subsidy
201		-	Program and for reasonable and necessary expenses for the
202		-	administration of such program, (2) for the issuance of authority loans
203		-	to refinance one or more eligible loans, and (3) to maintain a reserve held
204		-	by the authority to cover any losses incurred by the authority from the
205		-	issuance of such authority loans.
206		-	Sec. 7. Section 1 of public act 23-60 is repealed and the following is
207		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
208		-	(a) For the purposes of this section, "authority loans" and "eligible
209		-	loans" have the same meanings as provided in section 10a-223 of the
210		-	general statutes.
211		-	(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
212		-	shall establish, subject to available funding in the account established
213		-	and maintained pursuant to section 2 of [this act] public act 23-60 a
214		-	Nursing, [and] Mental Health Care and Emergency Medical Service
215		-	Professionals Loan Subsidy Program for the purpose of subsidizing
216		-	interest rates on authority loans issued to refinance eligible loans for
217		-	health care professionals who (1) are actively employed in a clinical or
218		-	an emergency medical service setting, (2) are (A) licensed pursuant to
219		-	chapter 378, 378a, 383, 383a, 383b or 383c of the general statutes, or (B)
220		-	certified as an emergency medical responder or emergency medical
221		-	technician under the provisions of section 20-206ll or 20-206mm of the
222		-	general statutes or as an advanced emergency medical technician by the Substitute House Bill No. 5441
	151	+	Higher Education, the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioner of 107
	152	+	Education shall jointly develop a plan to establish a program for 108
	153	+	registered apprenticeships for teachers in which students in education 109
	154	+	preparation programs may be employed by a school district as an 110
	155	+	apprentice teacher's aide while completing coursework and 111
	156	+	apprenticeship hours in not more than three years. Such plan shall 112
	157	+	include, but need not be limited to, (1) the development, in consultation 113
	158	+	with educator preparation program administrators at institutions of 114
	159	+	higher education in the state, of a framework for a program in which 115
	160	+	students may earn a bachelor's degree and be eligible for teacher 116
	161	+	certification by completing a requisite number of apprenticeship hours 117
	162	+	and related coursework in three years, (2) an assessment, in consultation 118
	163	+	with local and regional boards of education, of the capability and 119
	164	+	interest within school districts to establish and provide such 120
	165	+	apprenticeship programs in partnership with institutions of higher 121
	166	+	education, (3) an assessment of supports that may be provided by state 122
	167	+	agencies to aid local and regional boards of education and institutions 123
	168	+	of higher education in establishing such apprenticeship programs, and 124
	169	+	(4) a fiscal analysis of the costs and benefits of establishing such 125
	170	+	apprenticeship programs, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of 126
	171	+	providing state grants to local and regional boards of education to offset 127
	172	+	the initial costs of developing and registering an apprenticeship 128
	173	+	program. Not later than January 1, 2024, the executive director of the 129
	174	+	Office of Higher Education shall submit, in accordance with the 130
	175	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 131
	176	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 132
	177	+	relating to higher education and employment advancement and 133
	178	+	education the plan developed pursuant to this section and any 134
	179	+	recommendations for legislation necessary for the implementation of 135
	180	+	such plan. 136
	181	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 4-124jj of the general statutes is 137
	182	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 138
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226		-	Department of Public Health, and (3) meet the eligibility criteria
227		-	established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
228		-	(c) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
229		-	shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of
230		-	Education to establish eligibility criteria and administrative guidelines
231		-	for the program established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
232		-	Such eligibility criteria and guidelines shall include, but need not be
233		-	limited to, (1) applicant eligibility criteria, (2) interest rate subsidies and
234		-	principal limits on authority loans offered under the program, (3) a
235		-	process for verifying that applicants are actively employed in a clinical
236		-	or an emergency medical service setting, and (4) a requirement that an
237		-	interest rate subsidy on an authority loan issued under the program be
238		-	terminated if the subsidy recipient fails to meet the requirements of the
239		-	program at any time during the term of such loan.
240		-	Sec. 8. Section 2 of public act 23-60 is repealed and the following is
241		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
242		-	The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority
243		-	shall establish and maintain a separate, nonlapsing account to hold
244		-	funds for the Nursing, [and] Mental Health Care and Emergency
245		-	Medical Service Professionals Loan Subsidy Program established
246		-	pursuant to section 1 of [this act] public act 23-60. The account shall
247		-	contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account,
248		-	including, but not limited to, any state appropriation and the proceeds
249		-	from the sale of any bonds issued for the purpose of section 1 of [this
250		-	act] public act 23-60. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the
251		-	Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (1) for the
252		-	purposes of the Nursing, [and] Mental Health Care and Emergency
253		-	Medical Service Professionals Loan Subsidy Program established
254		-	pursuant to section 1 of [this act] public act 23-60 including, but not
255		-	limited to, for reasonable expenses necessary to administer said
256		-	program, (2) to issue authority loans under said program to refinance Substitute House Bill No. 5441
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	190	+	(b) Not later than October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, [until 140
	191	+	October 1, 2025,] the Chief Workforce Officer shall submit to the 141
	192	+	Governor and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the 142
	193	+	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 143
	194	+	of matters relating to finance, higher education and employment 144
	195	+	advancement, education, commerce, and labor and public employees a 145
	196	+	report regarding the workforce training programs funded through the 146
	197	+	Office of Workforce Strategy account. Such report shall include, but not 147
	198	+	be limited to, information on the number of individuals served, 148
	199	+	demographic information about such individuals and outcomes of such 149
	200	+	individuals after completion of a workforce training program. 150
	201	+	Sec. 5. Section 38a-8 of the general statutes is amended by adding 151
	202	+	subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 152
	203	+	(NEW) (h) The commissioner shall promote the development and 153
	204	+	growth of, and employment opportunities within, the insurance 154
	205	+	industry in the state. 155
	206	+	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 156
	207	+	(1) "Authority loans" has the same meaning as provided in section 157
	208	+	10a-223 of the general statutes; and 158
	209	+	(2) "High-demand professions" means a (A) registered nurse, (B) 159
	210	+	licensed practical nurse, (C) home health aide, (D) provider of programs 160
	211	+	or services for individuals with intellectual or developmental 161
	212	+	disabilities who is employed by a state agency or nonprofit 162
	213	+	organization, and (E) child care provider employed by a child care 163
	214	+	center, group child care home or family child care home. 164
	215	+	(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority 165
	216	+	shall establish, subject to available funding pursuant to section 8 of this 166
	217	+	act, a Student Loan Subsidy Program for the purpose of subsidizing 167
	218	+	interest rates on authority loans to individuals employed in high-168
	219	+	demand professions and who meet the eligibility criteria established by 169
	220	+	the authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 170 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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260		-	one or more eligible loans, and (3) to maintain a reserve, held by the
261		-	authority, to cover any losses incurred by the authority in issuing
262		-	authority loans under said program. For the purposes of this section,
263		-	"authority loans" and "eligible loans" have the same meanings as
264		-	provided in section 10a-223 of the general statutes.
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	227	+	(c) The authority shall establish the eligibility criteria and 171
	228	+	administrative guidelines for the Student Loan Subsidy Program. Such 172
	229	+	eligibility criteria and guidelines shall include, but need not be limited 173
	230	+	to, (1) applicant eligibility, (2) interest rate subsidies and principal limits 174
	231	+	on authority loans subject to the Student Loan Subsidy Program, (3) the 175
	232	+	process for verifying the employment of the applicants, and (4) the 176
	233	+	requirement that an interest rate subsidy through the Student Loan 177
	234	+	Subsidy Program shall terminate for any subsidy recipient who ceases 178
	235	+	to meet the employment requirements of such program during the term 179
	236	+	of such recipient's loan from the authority. 180
	237	+	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) The Connecticut Higher 181
	238	+	Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall maintain a separate, 182
	239	+	nonlapsing account to hold funds for the Student Loan Subsidy 183
	240	+	Program established pursuant to section 7 of this act. The account shall 184
	241	+	contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, 185
	242	+	including, but not limited to, state appropriations or proceeds from the 186
	243	+	sale of bonds authorized under section 9 of this act. Moneys in the 187
	244	+	account shall be expended by the authority for the purposes of the 188
	245	+	Student Loan Subsidy Program and for reasonable and necessary 189
	246	+	expenses for the administration of such program. 190
	247	+	Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described in 191
	248	+	subsection (b) of this section and section 7 of this act, the State Bond 192
	249	+	Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the 193
	250	+	issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 194
	251	+	amounts not exceeding seven million dollars annually. 195
	252	+	(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 196
	253	+	stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Connecticut 197
	254	+	Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority for the purpose of the 198
	255	+	Student Loan Subsidy Program established under section 7 of this act. 199
	256	+	(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 200
	257	+	of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 201
	258	+	provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 202 Substitute Bill No. 5441
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	265	+	bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 203
	266	+	section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 204
	267	+	from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 205
	268	+	accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 206
	269	+	time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 207
	270	+	exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 208
	271	+	in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 209
	272	+	Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 210
	273	+	authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 211
	274	+	there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 212
	275	+	by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 213
	276	+	and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 214
	277	+	discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 215
	278	+	be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 216
	279	+	of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 217
	280	+	interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 218
	281	+	part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 219
	282	+	appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 220
	283	+	principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 221
	284	+	such principal and interest as the same become due. 222
	285	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	286	+	sections:
	287	+
	288	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	289	+	Sec. 2 January 1, 2024, and
	290	+	applicable to taxable years
	291	+	commencing on or after
	292	+	January 1, 2024
	293	+	New section
	294	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 New section
	295	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 4-124jj(b)
	296	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 38a-8(h)
	297	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 New section
	298	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 New section
	299	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 New section
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	307	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	308	+	In Section 1(a), in the first and second sentences "working group" was
	309	+	changed to "task force" for internal consistency.
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