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4		-	Substitute House Bill No. 6755
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6		-	Special Act No. 23-4
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9	14		AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
10		-	EDUCATION CENTER ~~WORKING~~ GROUP.
	15	+	EDUCATION CENTER ADVISORY GROUP.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a working
15		-	group to facilitate the expansion of an advanced manufacturing
16		-	technology center at a regional community-technical college in the state,
17		-	and to maximize the economic, educational and workforce benefits
18		-	provided to the state by the center.
19		-	(1) The working group shall develop an implementation plan
20		-	concerning the budget of, timeline for and the state, federal and private
21		-	sector funding mechanisms for the following:
22		-	(A) Completing the necessary infrastructure at the center;
23		-	(B) Establishing an Industry 4.0 manufacturing technology career
24		-	pathway model that may be duplicated at secondary and regional
25		-	community-technical college level institutions throughout the state;
26		-	(C) Establishing sustainable public-private partnerships to provide
27		-	the latest equipment, training and apprenticeship opportunities for
28		-	students and instructors; Substitute House Bill No. 6755
	19	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established an advisory 1
	20	+	group to facilitate the expansion of an advanced manufacturing 2
	21	+	technology center at a regional community-technical college in the 3
	22	+	state, and to maximize the economic, educational and workforce 4
	23	+	benefits provided to the state by the center. 5
	24	+	(1) The advisory group shall develop an implementation plan 6
	25	+	concerning the budget of, timeline for and the state, federal and 7
	26	+	private sector funding mechanisms for the following: 8
	27	+	(A) Completing the necessary infrastructure at the center; 9
	28	+	(B) Establishing an Industry 4.0 manufacturing technology career 10
	29	+	pathway model that may be duplicated at secondary and regional 11
	30	+	community-technical college level institutions throughout the state; 12
	31	+	(C) Establishing sustainable public-private partnerships to provide 13
	32	+	the latest equipment, training and apprenticeship opportunities for 14
	33	+	students and instructors; 15
	34	+	(D) Establishing a community robotics center at the advanced 16 Substitute Bill No. 6755
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32		-	(D) Establishing a community robotics center at the advanced
33		-	manufacturing technology center to support program awareness,
34		-	enrollment and community involvement;
35		-	(E) Establishing, in underserved communities in municipalities with
36		-	populations of at least seventy thousand, robotics programs to engage
37		-	students in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, in team-based and
38		-	mentor-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics events
39		-	and competitions; and
40		-	(F) Incorporating mechanisms to maximize opportunities for
41		-	traditionally underserved communities.
42		-	(2) The plan shall include metrics to measure success, including, but
43		-	not limited to, key performance indicators and targets for each part of
44		-	the implementation plan described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
45		-	(3) The working group may utilize industry partners, employers,
46		-	association boards, classroom teachers of students in grades
47		-	kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, and others to develop the plan.
48		-	(b) The working group members shall be appointed by the
49		-	cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of
50		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
51		-	commerce, and shall consist of the following members:
52		-	(1) A representative of the Office of Workforce Strategy, who has
53		-	experience as an executive director at an advanced manufacturing
54		-	technology center and a demonstrated interest in developing a diverse
55		-	technical workforce;
56		-	(2) The chief executive officer of a regional community-technical
57		-	college system where an advanced manufacturing technology center
58		-	may be located; Substitute House Bill No. 6755
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	41	+	manufacturing technology center to support program awareness, 17
	42	+	enrollment and community involvement; 18
	43	+	(E) Establishing, in underserved communities in municipalities with 19
	44	+	populations of at least one hundred thousand, robotics programs to 20
	45	+	engage students in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, in team-21
	46	+	based and mentor-based science, technology, engineering and 22
	47	+	mathematics events and competitions; and 23
	48	+	(F) Incorporating mechanisms to maximize opportunities for 24
	49	+	traditionally underserved communities. 25
	50	+	(2) The plan shall include metrics to measure success, including, but 26
	51	+	not limited to, key performance indicators and targets for each part of 27
	52	+	the implementation plan described in subdivision (1) of this 28
	53	+	subsection. 29
	54	+	(3) The advisory group may utilize industry partners, employers, 30
	55	+	association boards, classroom teachers of students in grades 31
	56	+	kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, and others to develop the plan. 32
	57	+	(4) The advisory group shall include in the implementation plan a 33
	58	+	recommendation as to whether said group should be reestablished 34
	59	+	after said group terminates pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. 35
	60	+	The advisory group shall, if said group recommends such 36
	61	+	reestablishment, include in the implementation plan a 37
	62	+	recommendation concerning for what purposes and for what duration 38
	63	+	said group should be reestablished. 39
	64	+	(b) The advisory group members shall be appointed by the 40
	65	+	cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 41
	66	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, and 42
	67	+	shall consist of the following members: 43
	68	+	(1) An executive vice president of workforce and economic 44
	69	+	development of the regional community-technical college system; 45 Substitute Bill No. 6755
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62		-	(3) An associate dean of an advanced manufacturing technology
63		-	program of the regional community-technical college system;
64		-	(4) An experienced coordinator of counseling and career pathways
65		-	for a public school system, consisting of grades kindergarten to twelve,
66		-	inclusive, in a municipality in the state;
67		-	(5) A professor of robotics and mechatronics from a university within
68		-	the Connecticut State University System;
69		-	(6) An associate dean of an advanced manufacturing program at a
70		-	regional community-technical college in the state;
71		-	(7) An individual who is a current or former representative of a state-
72		-	wide business organization and who is experienced in collaborating
73		-	with manufacturers, manufacturing organizations, regional vocational-
74		-	technical schools and regional community-technical colleges in the state;
75		-	(8) A technical talent development advisor from an Industry 4.0
76		-	manufacturing technology company in the state; and
77		-	(9) At least three members of the manufacturing industry.
78		-	(c) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not
79		-	later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy
80		-	shall be filled by the appointing authority.
81		-	(d) The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General
82		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce shall
83		-	select the cochairpersons of the working group from among the
84		-	members of the working group. Such cochairpersons of the working
85		-	group shall schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall
86		-	be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
87		-	(e) Not later than January 1, 2024, the working group shall submit a
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92		-	statutes, on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the
93		-	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
94		-	of matters relating to commerce, education and higher education and
95		-	employment advancement. The working group shall terminate on the
96		-	date that it submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later.
	76	+	(2) An executive director of an advanced manufacturing technology 46
	77	+	center that has a mission of cultivating relationships among 47
	78	+	stakeholders with an interest in developing a diverse technical 48
	79	+	workforce; 49
	80	+	(3) An associate dean of an advanced manufacturing technology 50
	81	+	program of the regional community-technical college system; 51
	82	+	(4) A coordinator of counseling and career pathways for a public 52
	83	+	school system, consisting of grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, 53
	84	+	in a municipality in the state; 54
	85	+	(5) A professor of robotics and mechatronics from a university 55
	86	+	within the Connecticut State University System; 56
	87	+	(6) An associate dean of an advanced manufacturing center at a 57
	88	+	regional community-technical college in the state; 58
	89	+	(7) An individual who is a current or former representative of a 59
	90	+	state-wide business organization and who is experienced in 60
	91	+	collaborating with manufacturers, manufacturing organizations, 61
	92	+	regional vocational-technical schools and regional community-62
	93	+	technical colleges in the state; 63
	94	+	(8) A technical talent development advisor from a product assembly 64
	95	+	company in the state; and 65
	96	+	(9) Not more than two members of the manufacturing industry. 66
	97	+	(c) All initial appointments to the advisory group shall be made not 67
	98	+	later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any 68
	99	+	vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. 69
	100	+	(d) The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the 70
	101	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce 71
	102	+	shall select the cochairpersons of the advisory group from among the 72
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	111	+	shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this 75
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	113	+	(e) Not later than January 1, 2024, the advisory group shall submit a 77
	114	+	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 78
	115	+	statutes, on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 79
	116	+	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 80
	117	+	of matters relating to commerce, education and higher education and 81
	118	+	employment advancement. The advisory group shall terminate on the 82
	119	+	date that it submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 83
	120	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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	123	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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	125	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	126	+	In Subsec. (b)(1), "The executive" was changed to "An executive" for
	127	+	internal consistency.
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