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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1511
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING DISCONNECTED YOUTH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (9) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2025): 3
(9) "Foundation" means (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, 4
three thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars, (B) for the fiscal year 5
ending June 30, 1991, four thousand one hundred ninety-two dollars, 6
(C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, four thousand four hundred 7
eighty-six dollars, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 8
1994, and June 30, 1995, four thousand eight hundred dollars, (E) for the 9
fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, and June 30, 1998, five 10
thousand seven hundred eleven dollars, (F) for the fiscal year ending 11
June 30, 1999, five thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars, (G) for 12
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, five 13
thousand eight hundred ninety-one dollars, (H) for the fiscal years 14
ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, nine thousand six 15
hundred eighty-seven dollars, [and] (I) for the fiscal [year] years ending 16
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June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2025, inclusive, 17
eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, and (J) for the fiscal 18
year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, twelve 19
thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars. 20
Sec. 2. Subdivision (25) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is 21
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 22
2025): 23
(25) "Total need students" means the sum of (A) the number of 24
resident students of the town for the school year, (B) for the school year 25
commencing July 1, [2021] 2026, and each school year thereafter, (i) 26
[thirty] forty per cent of the number of children eligible for free or 27
reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) [fifteen] twenty per cent of the 28
number of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk 29
in excess of the number of children eligible for free or reduced price 30
meals or free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of 31
resident students of the town for the school year, [and] (iii) [twenty-five] 32
thirty-five per cent of the number of resident students who are 33
multilingual learners, as defined in section 10-76kk, and (iv) fifty per 34
cent of the number of resident students who are children requiring 35
special education and related services, as such terms are defined in 36
section 10-76a. 37
Sec. 3. Section 10a-57g of the general statutes is repealed and the 38
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 39
(a) As used in this section: 40
(1) "Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce 41
Information Network" or "CP20 WIN" means the Preschool through 42
Twenty and Workforce Information Network maintained in the state. 43
(2) "Data definitions" means the plain language descriptions of data 44
elements. 45
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(3) "Data dictionary" means a listing of the names of a set of data 46
elements, their definitions and additional meta-data that does not 47
contain any actual data, but provides information about the data in a 48
data set. 49
(4) "Data elements" mean units of information that are stored or 50
accessed in any data system, such as a student identification number, 51
course code or cumulative grade point average. 52
(5) "Meta-data" means the information about a data element that 53
provides context for that data element, such as its definition, storage 54
location, format and size. 55
(6) "Participating agency" means the Connecticut State Colleges and 56
Universities, Department of Education, Labor Department, [the] Office 57
of Early Childhood, The University of Connecticut, [the] Connecticut 58
Conference of Independent Colleges, Department of Correction, Court 59
Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch or any entity that has 60
executed an enterprise memorandum of understanding for 61
participation in the CP20 WIN and has been approved for participation 62
pursuant to the terms of the enterprise memorandum of understanding. 63
(7) "Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network" 64
or "P20 WIN" means a state data system for the purpose of matching 65
and linking longitudinally data of state agencies and other 66
organizations to inform policy and practice for education, workforce 67
and supportive service efforts, including, but not limited to, the purpose 68
of conducting audits and evaluations of federal and state education 69
programs. 70
(8) "Enterprise memorandum of understanding" means a 71
foundational multiparty agreement that sets forth the details of how 72
data is shared and the respective legal rights and responsibilities of each 73
party within the data sharing process, by which the same foundational 74
agreement may be used for new agencies to sign on to the data sharing 75
process and without having to re-sign as agencies sign on or off of such 76
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agreement. 77
(9) "Disconnected youth" means individuals who are fourteen to 78
eighteen years of age, inclusive, and are at risk of dropping out of school 79
or have dropped out of school. 80
(10) "Disconnected young person" means individuals who are 81
nineteen to twenty-six years of age, inclusive, and are not engaged in 82
the workforce, pursuing further education or developing a skill to 83
improve employment opportunities. 84
(b) There is established a Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and 85
Workforce Information Network. The purpose of the CP20 WIN is to 86
establish processes and structures governing the secure sharing of 87
critical longitudinal data across participating agencies through 88
implementation of the standards and policies of the Preschool through 89
Twenty and Workforce Information Network. 90
(c) The CP20 WIN shall be governed by an executive board that shall 91
provide oversight of such network. Said executive board shall include, 92
but need not be limited to, the chief executive officer of each 93
participating agency, or their respective designees, the Chief Workforce 94
Officer, or the officer's designee, and the Secretary of the Office of Policy 95
and Management, or the secretary's designee. The duties of the 96
executive board shall be to: 97
(1) Advance a vision for the CP20 WIN including a prioritized 98
research agenda with support from the Office of Policy and 99
Management. 100
(2) Convene as needed to respond to issues from the data governing 101
board. 102
(3) Identify and work to secure resources necessary to sustain CP20 103
WIN funding. 104
(4) Support system implementation, maintenance and improvement 105
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by advocating for the CP20 WIN in regard to policy, legislation and 106
resources. 107
(5) Advocate and support the state's vision for the CP20 WIN. 108
(6) Have overall fiscal and policy responsibility for the CP20 WIN. 109
(7) Ensure that, in any circumstances in which public funds or 110
resources are to be jointly utilized with those from private entities, such 111
arrangements are governed by appropriate agreements approved by the 112
Attorney General. 113
(8) Establish a data governing board to establish and implement 114
policies related to cross-agency data management, including, but not 115
limited to, data confidentiality and security in alignment with the vision 116
for CP20 WIN and any applicable law. In establishing such policies, the 117
data governing board shall consult with the Office of Policy and 118
Management, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-67n and 119
other applicable statutes and policies. 120
(d) The executive board established pursuant to this section may 121
appoint advisory committees to make recommendations on data 122
stewardship, data system expansion and processes, and such other areas 123
that will advance the work of CP20 WIN. 124
(e) On or before January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Chief 125
Workforce Officer may, in consultation with the Chief Data Officer and 126
the Labor Commissioner, submit to the administrator of CP20 WIN a 127
request for data and analysis of such data for the purposes of assessing 128
performance and outcomes of the state's workforce system. Such data 129
and analysis request shall be completed by the administrator of CP20 130
WIN not later than August 15, 2022, and annually thereafter. 131
(f) On or before January 1, 2027, the executive board shall develop a 132
data sharing process by which data may be shared that is relevant to 133
identifying populations of disconnected youth and disconnected young 134
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people and measuring the effectiveness of programs designed to 135
support such populations. Such data sharing process shall include, but 136
not be limited to, (1) specifying the data elements relevant to identifying 137
such populations, such as rates of school suspension or expulsion, rates 138
of arrests and convictions and employment rates, (2) establishing 139
metrics to measure the effectiveness of programs designed to support 140
disconnected youth and disconnected young people, and (3) developing 141
a public dashboard by which such program effectiveness measures may 142
be publicly accessible in a manner that does not disclose personally 143
identifiable information and is in accordance with the Family 144
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended 145
from time to time. 146
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Not later than July 1, 2027, each 147
regional council of governments shall establish a youth success 148
oversight board within such council to oversee the needs of and services 149
available for disconnected youth and disconnected young people, as 150
defined in section 10a-57g of the general statutes, as amended by this 151
act, who reside in the planning region governed by such regional 152
council of governments. The membership of such board shall include, 153
but need not be limited to, representatives of public and private 154
organizations that engage with such disconnected youth and 155
disconnected young people. Each board shall be responsible for (1) 156
mapping regional needs and maintaining a current database of service 157
providers, (2) ensuring engagement around the planning region 158
concerning the populations of disconnected youth and disconnected 159
young people, (3) providing resources to implement integrated case 160
management between service providers, (4) establishing service 161
provider accountability by setting a rate schedule for services based on 162
the program effectiveness reported through CP20 WIN pursuant to the 163
provisions of subsection (f) of section 10a-57g of the general statutes, as 164
amended by this act, and (5) any other duties specified by such regional 165
council of governments. 166
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) The Department of Public 167
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Health shall partner with an operator of a school-based health center 168
that provides mental health services to establish a program for the 169
provision of such services to students in the state through telehealth. 170
The department shall partner with an operator that (1) has experience 171
providing mental health services through telehealth to at least one 172
school district with a student population of fifty thousand or more, (2) 173
has experience providing culturally competent pediatric mental health 174
services, (3) is able to provide high quality mental health services, (4) 175
employs a sufficient number of providers to meet the needs of such 176
program, (5) uses a technology platform that can be made available to 177
each school district that participates in such program at no charge, (6) 178
agrees to bill health carriers for the provision of mental health services 179
through telehealth, and (7) agrees to provide mental health services 180
through telehealth free of charge to students with no health coverage 181
and to waive costs or reimburse such students for costs incurred in 182
receiving services through such program. The department and such 183
operator shall develop a model contract for local and regional boards of 184
education to participate in such telehealth mental health services 185
program that includes the terms specified in subdivisions (5), (6) and (7) 186
of this subsection. 187
(b) Any local or regional board of education may participate in the 188
telehealth mental health services program, provided such board (1) 189
enters into a contract with the operator based on the model contract 190
developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, (2) does not charge 191
students for access to such telehealth services, and (3) participates with 192
the Department of Public Health and the operator in any record-keeping 193
and reporting requirements specified by the department. 194
Sec. 6. Section 31-3mm of the general statutes is repealed and the 195
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 196
(a) The Labor Department, within available appropriations, shall 197
establish a program to distribute youth employment and training funds 198
to regional workforce development boards. 199
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(b) Funds provided for in this section shall be allocated [as follows: 200
(1) Thirty-two and five-tenths per cent to Capitol Workforce Partners; 201
(2) twenty-two and five-tenths per cent to The Workforce Alliance; (3) 202
twelve and five-tenths per cent to The Workplace, Inc.; (4) twenty-two 203
and five-tenths per cent to the Northwest Regional Workforce 204
Investment Board, Inc.; and (5) ten per cent to the Eastern Connecticut 205
Workforce Investment Board.] to the regional workforce development 206
boards by the Labor Commissioner based on the percentage of 207
disadvantaged youth, as defined in 29 USC 3162(b)(2), in each 208
workforce development region. The percentage of disadvantaged youth 209
in each workforce development region shall be based on the census data 210
for persons defined as disadvantaged youth and adults, as published by 211
the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training 212
Administration, or any successor data. 213
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and any fiscal year 214
thereafter in which new census data is released, if any regional 215
workforce development board faces a reduction in such board's 216
allocation of funds pursuant to subsection (b) of this section that exceeds 217
fifteen per cent of the prior fiscal year's allocation, the funding for the 218
other regional workforce development boards shall be reduced 219
proportionately so that the reduction for such board's allocation may 220
not exceed fifteen per cent. 221
(d) Each regional workforce development board shall expand 222
existing (1) apprenticeship programs, (2) transitional employment 223
programs for individuals who were involved with the juvenile justice 224
system or have been released from incarceration, and (3) summer or 225
seasonal youth employment programs for disconnected youth or 226
disconnected young people, as defined in section 10a-57g, as amended 227
by this act. 228
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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Section 1 July 1, 2025 10-262f(9)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 10-262f(25)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 10a-57g
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 31-3mm
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) increase the foundation amount for equalization aid grants and
add weight for students eligible for free or reduced price meals,
multilingual learners and students requiring special education, (2) add
the Department of Correction and Court Support Services to P20 WIN
and require data collection and sharing concerning disconnected youth,
(3) require establishment of a youth success oversight board within a
regional council of governments, (4) require the establishment of a
program to provide school-based telehealth mental health services, and
(5) require the distribution of youth employment funds to regional
workforce development boards based on the percentage of
disadvantaged youth in such region.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]