Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1089
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1089
8	6		January Session, 2023
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14		-	AN ACT CONCERNING A WORKFORCE TRAINING AND
15		-	EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM.
	19	+	AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF APPRENTICESHIP
	20	+	TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Office of 1
20		-	~~Workforce~~ Strategy shall develop ~~a workforce training and experiential~~ 2
21		-	~~learning program to ensure access to~~ training for careers in 3
22		-	~~mechatronics, cybersecurity, three-dimensional~~ printing, ~~the Internet~~ 4
23		-	~~of things and chartered global management~~ accounting. 5
	24	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Office of Workforce 1
	25	+	Strategy shall develop an apprenticeship program to ensure access to 2
	26	+	training for careers in mechatronics, cybersecurity, three dimensional 3
	27	+	printing, Internet of things and chartered global management 4
	28	+	accounting. 5
24	29		(b) The Office of Workforce Strategy shall: 6
25	30		(1) Consult with related businesses on an ongoing basis to assess the 7
26	31		hiring needs of such businesses; 8
27	32		(2) Develop an application for prospective enrollees in the 9
28		-	workforce training and experiential learning program developed 10
29		-	pursuant to this section; 11
30		-	(3) Partner with regional workforce development boards and 12
31		-	institutions of higher education to offer workforce training and 13
32		-	experiential learning programs; 14
33		-	(4) Develop a series of career pathways to ensure that workers have 15
34		-	the ability to vertically advance their careers; and 16 Substitute Bill No. 1089
	33	+	apprenticeship program developed pursuant to this section; 10
	34	+	(3) Partner with regional workforce development boards and 11
	35	+	institutions of higher education to offer apprenticeship programs; 12
	36	+	(4) Develop a series of career pathways to ensure that workers have 13 Raised Bill No. 1089
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41		-	(5) Partner with associated training providers to track and report 17
42		-	performance outcomes of participants in the workforce training and 18
43		-	experiential learning program. 19
44		-	(c) Upon completion of the workforce training and experiential 20
45		-	learning training program, enrollees may opt to have their information 21
46		-	provided to businesses as prospective employees. 22
47		-	(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Office of 23
48		-	Workforce Strategy shall submit a report, in accordance with the 24
49		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the workforce 25
50		-	training and experiential learning program developed pursuant to 26
51		-	subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section to the joint standing 27
52		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 28
53		-	relating to commerce, education, higher education and employment 29
54		-	advancement and labor and public employees. Such report may 30
55		-	include information on the (1) workforce training and experiential 31
56		-	learning program completion and job placement rate of individuals 32
57		-	who participated in such program, and (2) starting wages and wage 33
58		-	growth of individuals employed after participating in the workforce 34
59		-	training and experiential learning program. 35
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	42	+	the ability to vertically advance their careers; and 14
	43	+	(5) Partner with associated training providers to track and report 15
	44	+	performance outcomes of participants in the apprenticeship program. 16
	45	+	(c) Upon completion of the apprenticeship training program, 17
	46	+	enrollees may opt to have their information provided to businesses as 18
	47	+	prospective employees. 19
	48	+	(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Office of 20
	49	+	Workforce Strategy shall submit a report, in accordance with the 21
	50	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the apprenticeship 22
	51	+	program developed pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this 23
	52	+	section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 24
	53	+	cognizance of matters relating to commerce, education, higher 25
	54	+	education and employment advancement, and labor and public 26
	55	+	employees. Such report may include information on the (1) 27
	56	+	apprenticeship program completion and job placement rate of 28
	57	+	individuals participating in such program, and (2) starting wages and 29
	58	+	wage growth of individuals employed after participating in the 30
	59	+	apprenticeship program. 31
60	60		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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63	63		Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
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65		-	CE Joint Favorable Subst.
	65	+	Statement of Purpose:
	66	+	To require the Office of Workforce Strategy to develop an
	67	+	apprenticeship program to ensure access to training for certain careers.
	68	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	69	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	70	+	underlined.]
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