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649 February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No.
1704 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by:
389 Senate, April 15, 2026 The Committee on Appropriations reported through SEN.
(APP) AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS.
OSTEN of the 19th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS.
(a) The Labor Department, within available appropriations, shall establish a program to distribute youth employment and training funds to regional workforce development boards.
(a) The Labor Department, within available appropriations, shall establish a program to distribute youth employment and training funds to regional workforce development boards for services to persons ages fourteen to twenty-four.
and (5) ten per cent to the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board] to the regional workforce development boards by the Labor Commissioner based on the percentage of disadvantaged youth, as defined in 29 USC 3162(b)(2), in each workforce development region.
and (5) ten per cent to the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board] to the regional workforce development sSB389 / File No.
The percentage of disadvantaged youth LCO No.
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649 boards by the Labor Commissioner based on a formula established by the Labor Commissioner, in collaboration with the regional workforce development boards, that utilizes available data, including, but not limited to, (1) the number of students in each workforce development region that are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, (2) the number of economically disadvantaged youth in each workforce development region determined by the most recent American Community Survey conducted by United States Census Bureau, and (3) the number of at- risk students, as defined in section 21 of public act 24-45, in each workforce development region.
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and any fiscal year thereafter in which new census data is released, if any regional workforce development board faces a reduction in such board's allocationoffundspursuant to subsection(b) ofthissectionthat exceeds fifteen per cent of the prior fiscal year's allocation, the allocation for the other regional workforce development boards shall be reduced proportionately so that the reduction for such board's allocation may not exceed fifteen per cent.
(c) The Labor Commissioner, in collaboration with the regional workforce development boards, may update the formula established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in order to reflect current conditions in the workforce development regions.
Section 1 July 1, 2026 31-3mm Statement of Purpose:
July 1, 2026 Section 1 31-3mm APP Joint Favorable Subst.
To update the allocation of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program funds.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except underlined.]e entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not LCO No.
649 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill modifies the allocation formula for the CT Youth Employment Program from a currently established fixed percentage for eachofthefiveWorkforceDevelopmentBoardstoaformulaestablished by the Labor Commissioner.
This new formula includes the number of (1) students that are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, (2) economically disadvantaged youth, and (3) at-risk students .
The 1 General Fund supports this program annually through the Department of Labor.
This change does not result in any fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None 1“At-risk student" means a student who is enrolled in high school and is in danger of not graduating.
2PA 25-168, the FY 26 and FY 27 Budget, appropriates $10.3 million for this program in FY 27.
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649 OFA Bill Analysis sSB 389 AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS.
SUMMARY:
This bill changes the methodology the Department of Labor uses to distribute Connecticut Youth Employment Program funds to the state’s five regional workforce development boards (WDBs), and it clarifies the program services persons aged fourteen to twenty-four.
Current law dictates fixed statutory percentages for each board.
The bill replaces these fixed allocations with a formula established by the Labor Commissioner, in collaboration withthe regional WDBs, utilizing datathatincludes(1)thenumberofstudentseligibleforfreeorreduced- price lunch, (2) the number of economically disadvantaged youth, and (3) the number of at-risk students (not enrolled in high school and in danger of not graduating.) EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2026 COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 51 Nay 0 Absent 0 sSB389 / File No.
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