HB 6887 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRIES WITH A HIRING NEED IN THE STATE.

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th(HED) REP.AN ACT CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS.

MILLER P., 145 Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS.

ThatSection the1. general statutes be amended to establish a task force to study the feasibility of developing a public-private partnership that provides apprenticeship opportunities for high school and college students in high-growth, high-demand jobs in the state.

Statement(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the feasibility of Purpose:developing a public-private partnership that provides apprenticeship opportunities for high school and college students in high-growth, high-demand jobs in the state.

ToThe establish a task force toshall (1) identify high-growth, high-demand jobs andin analyze the implementationstate andin creationfields ofincluding, partnershipsbut thatnot providelimited apprenticeshipto, opportunitiesfinance, forcomputer suchscience, jobs.engineering, health care, insurance and biomedicine;

(2) identify the education and skill level requirements for such jobs;

(3) analyze whether educational achievement and attainment trends of students in the state sufficiently satisfy the requirements of such jobs;

(4) identify state-wide demographic trends in the workforce;

(5) review similar apprenticeship programs being administered in other states, including, but not limited to, Colorado and Georgia, for the purpose of determining if such programs can be replicated in Connecticut;

(6) analyze the feasibility of creating partnerships in the state that provide apprenticeship opportunities for such high-growth, high-demand jobs;

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and (8) identify any potential institutional or legal obstacles associated with the creation and implementation of such partnerships and apprenticeship opportunities.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement, or their designees;

(2) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee;

(3) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee;

(4) The superintendent of the technical high school system, or the superintendent's designee;

(5) A representative of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association;

(6) The chief executive officer from a top-tier Connecticut business selected by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, or the chief executive officer's designee;

(7) A representative of the National Federation of Independent Business;

(8) The chief executive officer from a top-tier Connecticut business, selected by the National Federation of Independent Business, or the chief executive officer's designee;

(9) A representative of the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now;

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(11) A representative of the American Swiss Foundation;

(12) Representatives from multinational corporations with a physical presence in the state selected by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;

(13) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the president's designee;

(14) The president of The University of Connecticut, or the president's designee;

and (15) A representative of a community foundation.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section.

Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e) The chairpersons of the task force shall be elected from among the members of the task force.

Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement, LCO No.

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