SB 3 — AN ACT CONCERNING 21ST CENTURY JOBS.

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Section 4-124z of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, working with the Labor Commissioner, the [Commissioner] Commissioners of Economic and Community Development, [working with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, the Commissioners of] Education and Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, in consultation with the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System and one member of industry representing each of the economic clusters identified by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development pursuant to section 32-1m, shall (1) review, evaluate and, as necessary, recommend improvements for certification and degree programs offered by the Technical Education and Career System and the community-technical college system to ensure that such programs meet the employment needs of business and industry, and (2) develop strategies to strengthen the linkage between skill standards for education and training and the employment needs of business and industry.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, LCO No.

3000 5 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 commerce, labor and higher education and employment advancement on (1) the implementation of any recommended programs or strategies within the Technical Education and Career System or the community- technical college system to strengthen the linkage between technical education and career school and community-technical college certification and degree programs and the employment needs of business and industry, and (2) any certification or degree programs offered by technical education and career schools or community- technical colleges that do not meet current industry standards.

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Section 4-124gg of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

[Not later than October 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner] The executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, with the assistance of the [Office of Workforce Competitiveness] Labor Commissioner and in consultation with the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System, shall create an integrated system of state-wide industry advisory committees for each career clusterofferedaspartoftheTechnicalEducationandCareerSystemand regional community-technical college system.

Said committees shall include industry representatives of the specific career cluster.

Each committee for a career cluster shall, with support from the Labor Department, Technical Education and Career System, regional community-technical college system and the Department of Education, establish specific skills standards, corresponding curriculum and a career ladder for the cluster which shall be implemented as part of the schools' core curriculum.

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Section 4-124tt of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

Within available appropriations, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness [, within the Labor Department,] may establish a pilot program to provide any eligible individual with a minor dependent access to training in order to obtain skills and credentials necessary to LCO No.

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Such skills and credentials may include, but need not be limited to (1) a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(2) an alternative degree;

(3) English as a second language training;

and (4) vocational training.

For purposes of this section, an eligible individual is an individual who would qualify for benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program pursuant to Title IV-A of the Social Security Act.

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Section 4-124vv of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The Labor Department, working with [its] the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, shall, within available appropriations, fund Connecticut Career Choices.

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Section 10a-19d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall, within available appropriations, expand the capacity of programs for training early childhood education teachers through the development of accelerated, alternate route programs to initial teacher certification with an endorsement in early childhood education.

(b) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, in consultation with the [Labor Department's] Office of Workforce Competitiveness, the Department of Education, the Department of Social Services, Charter Oak State College, early childhood education faculty at two and four-year public and independent institutions of higher education, early childhood education professional associations, early childhood education advocates and practitioners, and persons knowledgeable in the area of career development and programs in early childhood care and education, shall define the preservice and minimum training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early childhood education, from birth to five years of age, including requirements for individual levels of early childhood credentialing and LCO No.

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Section 31-2 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The Labor Commissioner shall collect information upon the subject of labor, its relation to capital, the hours of labor, the earnings of laboring men and women and the means of promoting their material, social, intellectual and moral prosperity, and [shall have power to] may summon and examine under oath such witnesses, and may direct the productionof,andexamineorcausetobeproducedandexamined,such books, records, vouchers, memoranda, documents, letters, contracts or other papers in relation thereto as he deems necessary, and shall have thesamepowersinrelationtheretoasarevestedinmagistratesintaking depositions, but for this purpose persons shall not be required to leave the vicinity of their residences or places of business.

Said commissioner shallcollect andcollate populationandemployment datato project who is working, who is not working and who will be entering the job market and shall provide an analysis of data concerning present job requirements and potential needs of new industry.

The commissioner shallinclude inhisannualreport to theGovernor,asprovidedinsection 4-60, all the aforesaid statistical details.

[(b) The commissioner shall administer the coordination of all employment and training programs in thestate and shall implement the plan of the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission as approved by the Governor.

The commissioner shall develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all employment and training programs in the state, including a listing of all funding sources for each program, the characteristics of the persons served, a description of each program and its results and the identification of areas of program overlap and duplication.] [(c) The commissioner shall provide staff to the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission and such other resources as the commissioner can make available.] LCO No.

3000 8 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 [(d)](b)The commissioner mayrequest theAttorney Generaltobring an action in Superior Court for injunctive relief requiring compliance with any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or issued by the commissioner.

[(e)] (c) The commissioner shall assist state agencies, boards and commissions that issue occupational certificates or licenses in (1) determining when to recognize and accept military training and experience in lieu of all or part of the training and experience required for a specific professional or occupational license, and (2) reviewing and revising policies and procedures to ensure that relevant military education, skills and training are given appropriate recognition in the certification and licensing process.

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Section 31-3h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) There is created, within the [Labor Department] Office of Workforce Competitiveness, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council.

The Governor's Workforce Council shall constitute a successor to the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-38e.

(b) The duties and responsibilities of the [commission] council shall include:

(1) Carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a state job training coordinating council pursuant to the federal Job Training Partnership Act, 29 USC 1532, as amended from time to time, a state human resource investment council pursuant to 29 USC 1501 et seq., as amended from time to time, and such other related entities as the Governor may direct;

(2) Reviewing all employment and training programs in the state to determine their success in leading to and obtaining the goal of economic self-sufficiency and to determine if such programs are serving the needs LCO No.

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(3) Reviewing and commenting on all employment and training programs enacted by the General Assembly;

(4) Implementing the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time.

Such implementation shall include (A) developing, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, a single Connecticut workforce development plan that (i) complies with the provisions of said act and section 31-11p, as amended by this act, and (ii) includes comprehensive state performance measures for workforce development activities specified in Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time, which performance measures comply with the requirements of 20 CFR Part 666.100, (B) making recommendations to the General Assembly concerning the allocation of funds received by the state under said act and making recommendations to the regional workforce development boards concerning the use of formulas in allocating such funds to adult employment and job training activities and youth activities, as specified in said act, (C) providing oversight and coordination of the state-wide employment statistics system required by said act, (D) as appropriate, recommending to the Governor that the Governor apply for workforce flexibility plans and waiver authority under said act, after consultation with the regional workforce development boards, (E) developing performance criteria for regional workforce development boards to utilize in creating a list of eligible providers, and (F) on or before December 31, 1999, developing a uniform individual training accounts voucher system that shall be used by the regional workforce development boards to pay for training of eligible workers by eligible providers, as required under said act;

(5) Developing and overseeing a plan for the continuous improvement of the regional workforce development boards established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act;

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3000 10 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (6) Developing incumbent worker, and vocational and manpower training programs, including customized job training programs to enhance the productivity of Connecticut businesses and to increase the skills and earnings of underemployed and at-risk workers, and other programs administered by the regional workforce development boards.

The Labor Department, in collaboration with the regional workforce development boards, shall implement any incumbent worker and customized job training programs developed by the [commission] council pursuant to this subdivision;

(7) Developing a strategy for providing comprehensive services to eligible youths, which strategy shall include developing youth preapprentice and apprentice programs through, but not limited to, technical education and career schools, and improving linkages between academic and occupational learning and other youth development activities;

and (8) Coordinating an electronic state hiring campaign to encourage the reemployment of workers fifty years of age or older to be administered through the Labor Department's Internet web site, which shall include testimony fromvariousemployersthat demonstratesthevalue ofhiring and retaining workers fifty years of age or older.

Not later than January 1, [2015] 2021, the [commission] council shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor on the status of such campaign.

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Section 31-3i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The members of the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall be appointed as specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) The [commission] council shall consist of twenty-four members, a majority ofwhomshallrepresent businessandindustry and LCO No.

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(2) [Effective six months after the United States Secretary of Labor approves the single Connecticut workforce development plan submitted to said secretary in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 31-11r, the] The Governor shall fill any vacancy on the [commission from recommendations submitted by the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives] council at the Governor's discretion.

(c) Members appointed to the [commission] council prior to [June 23, 1999] July 1, 2020, shall continue to serve on the [commission] council as if they were appointed to the [commission] council as of [June 23, 1999] July 1, 2020.

The [commission]councilshall meet no lessthanonceevery calendar quarter.

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Section 31-3j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

As used in this section and sections [31-3j] 31-3k to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act:

(1) "Board" means a regional work force development board established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act;

[(2) "Commission" means the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission created under section 31-3h;] [(3)] (2) ["Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner] "Executive director" means the executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness;

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3000 12 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 [(4)] (3)"Job Training PartnershipAct" meansthefederalJobTraining Partnership Act, 29 USC 1501 et seq., as from time to time amended;

[(5)] (4) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough;

[(6)] (5) "Work force development region" or "region" means an area designated as a service delivery area in accordance with the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act.

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Section 31-3k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) There is established within the Labor Department a regional work force development board for each work force development region inthe state.

Each board shall assess the needs and priorities for investing in the development of human resources within the region and shall coordinate a broad range of employment, education, training and related services that shall be focused on client-centered, lifelong learning and shall be responsive to the needs of local business, industry, the region, its municipalities and its citizens.

(b) Each board, within its region, shall:

(1) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of a private industry council under the Job Training Partnership Act, provided the private industry council within the region elects by a vote of its members to become a board and the [Labor Commissioner] executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness approves the council as a regional work force development board.

(2) Within existing resources and consistent with the state employmentandtraininginformationsystemandanyguidelinesissued by the [commissioner] executive director under subsection (b) of section [31-2] 4-124w, as amended by this act, (A) assess regional needs and identify regional priorities for employment and training programs, including, but not limited to, an assessment of the special employment LCO No.

3000 13 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 needs of unskilled and low-skilled unemployed persons, including persons receiving state-administered general assistance or short-term unemployment assistance, (B) conduct planning for regional employment and training programs, (C) coordinate such programs to ensure that the programs respond to the needs of labor, business and industry, municipalities within the region, the region as a whole, and all of its citizens, (D) serve as a clearinghouse for information on all employment and training programs in the region, (E) prepare and submit an annual plan containing the board's priorities and goals for regional employment and training programs to the [commissioner and the commission] executive director and the Governor's Workforce Council created under section 31-3h, as amended by this act, for their review and approval, (F) review grant proposals and plans submitted to stateagenciesforemploymentandtrainingprogramsthatdirectlyaffect theregiontodeterminewhethersuchproposalsandplansareconsistent with the annual regional plan prepared under subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and inform the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council and each state agency concerned of the results of the review, (G) evaluate the effectiveness of employment and training programs within the region in meeting the goals contained in the annual regional plan prepared under subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and report its findings to the [commissioner] executive director and the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council on an annual basis, (H) ensure the effective use of available employment and training resources in the region, and (I) allocate funds where applicable for program operations in the region.

(3) Provide information to the [commissioner] executive director concerning (A) all employment and training programs, grants or funds to be effective or available in the region in the following program year, (B) the source and purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) the projected amount of such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, organizations and institutions eligible to participate in such programs or receive such grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to receive services pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the LCO No.

3000 14 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 range of services available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (G) goals of such programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, schedules for submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, proposalsandplans, inconnectionwithsuch programs,grants or funds, (I) the program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any other data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the [commissioner] executive director or the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council deems essential for effective state planning.

(4) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of the local board for purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.

(5) Establish a worker training education committee comprised of persons from the education and business communities within the region, including, but not limited to, regional community-technical colleges and technical education and career schools.

(c) Each board shall make use of grants or contracts with appropriate service providers to furnish all program services under sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act, unless the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council concurs with the board that direct provision of a service by the board is necessary to assure adequate availability of the service or that a service of comparable quality can be provided more economically by the board.

Any board seeking to provide services directly shall include in the annual regional plan submitted to the [commissioner and the commission] executive director and the Governor's Workforce Council under subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section its plan to provide services directly and appropriate justification for the need to do so.

When the decision to provide services directly must be made between annualplanning cycles,theboardshallsubmit tothe [commissionerand the commission] executive director and the Governor's Workforce Council a plan of service and appropriate justification for the need to provide services directly.

Such plan of service shall be subject to review LCO No.

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(d) On October 1, [2002] 2020, and annually thereafter, each board shall submit to the [Labor Department] Office of Workforce Competitiveness comprehensive performance measures detailing the results of any education, employment or job training program or activity funded by moneys allocated to the board, including, but not limited to, programs and activities specified in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.

Such performance measures shall include, but shall not be limited to, the identity and performance of any vendor that enters into a contract with the board to conduct, manage or assist with such programs or activities, the costs associated with such programs or activities, the number, gender and race of persons served by such programs or activities, the number, gender and race of persons completing such programs or activities, occupational skill types, the number, gender and race of persons who enter unsubsidized employment upon completion of such programs or activities, the number, gender and race of persons who remain in unsubsidized employment six months later and the earnings received by such persons.

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Section 31-3l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The members of a board shall be appointed by the chief elected officials of the municipalities in the region in accordance with the provisions of an agreement entered into by such municipalities.

In the absence of an agreement the appointments shall be made by the Governor.

The membership of each board shall satisfy the requirements for a private industry council as provided under the Job Training Partnership Act and the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.

To the extent consistent with such requirements:

(1) Business members shall constitute a majority of each board and shall LCO No.

3000 16 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 include ownersofbusinesses, chiefexecutives or chiefoperatingofficers of nongovernmental employers, or other business executives who have substantial management or policy responsibilities.

Whenever possible, at least one-half of the business and industry members shall be representatives of small businesses, including minority businesses;

(2) the nonbusiness members shall include representatives of community- based organizations, state and local organized labor, state and municipal government, human service agencies, economic development agencies and regional community-technical colleges and other educational institutions, including secondary and postsecondary institutions and regional vocational technical schools;

(3) the nonbusiness representatives shall be selected by the appointing authority from among individuals nominated by the [commissioner] executive director and the organizations, agencies, institutions and groups set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section, and each appointing authority shall solicit nominations from [the commissioner] the executive director and the organizations, agencies, institutions and groups set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section;

(4) labor representatives shall be selected from individuals recommended by recognized state and local labor federations in a manner consistent with the federal Job Training Partnership Act and the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended;

(5) the board shall represent the interests of a broad segment of the population of the region, including the interests of welfare recipients, persons with disabilities, veterans, dislocated workers, younger and older workers, women, minorities and displaced homemakers;

and (6) in each region where a private industry council has elected by a vote of its members to become a regional work force development board and the [commissioner] executive director has approved the council as a board, the initial membership of each board shall include, but not be limited to, the business members of the private industry council in the region.

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Section 31-3m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

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3000 17 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 Not later than July 1, 1992, and annually thereafter, the Governor shall designate appropriate state agencies as agencies involved in employment and training.

The department heads of each agency involved in employment and training shall:

(1) Not later than August 15, 1992, and annually thereafter, identify the employment and training programs administered by the agency that shall be subject to oversight by one or more boards under the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act;

and (2) on and after July 1, 2020, provide to the [commissioner] executive director, for distribution to the boards through the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, information concerning (A) all employment and training programs, grants or funds to be effective or available in the following program year, (B) the source and purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) the projected amount of such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, organizations and institutions eligible to participate in such programs or receive such grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to receive services pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the range of services available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (G) goals of such programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, schedules for submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, proposalsandplans, inconnectionwithsuch programs,grants or funds, (I) the program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any other data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the [commissioner] executive director or the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council deems essential for effective regional planning.

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Section 31-3n of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The [commissioner] executive director, in consultation with the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act.

The regulations shall establish criteria for the organization and operation of the board and for ensuring that the membership of each board satisfies the requirements LCO No.

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(b) The [commissioner] executive director, acting through the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, shall facilitate communication and exchange of information between the boards and state agencies involved in employment and training.

(c) The [commissioner] executive director shall distribute all information received under the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act, to the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council in order to ensure that the review and coordination duties of the [commission] council are effectively carried out.

(d) The [commissioner] executive director shall submit each annual regional plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act, together with the recommendations of the [commissioner] executive director and the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, to the Governor for final approval.

(e) The [commissioner] executive director shall approve, in consultationwiththe[commission]Governor'sWorkforceCouncil,each board established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act, which meets the requirements of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act.

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Section 31-3o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a)The [commission]Governor'sWorkforce Council shallreviewand approve each annual regional plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act.

(b)The [commission]Governor'sWorkforce Council shallensure that the membership of each board satisfies the representation requirements of section 31-3l, as amended by this act, and regulations adopted by the LCO No.

3000 19 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 [commissioner] executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness under section 31-3n or 4-124w, as amended by this act.

(c) The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall review and consider the annual report of each board evaluating the effectiveness of employment and training programs, prepared pursuant to subparagraph (G) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act.

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Section 31-3p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

In any case where a board, after review, determines that a grant proposal or plan submitted to a state agency involved in employment and training is inconsistent with the board's annual regional plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act, the board shall notify the agency in writing of its determination and may request a response from the agency.

The agency, if so requested, shall respond to the inconsistency noted by the board and shall make every effort to resolve the issues involved.

If such issues cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the board, the board may appeal to the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council.

The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall review the subject matter of the appeal and recommend a resolution to the [commissioner] executive director, who shall render an opinion consistent with applicable state and federal law.

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Section 31-3q of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

All state employment and training programs shall be consistent with any guidelines issued by the [commissioner] executive director under subsection (b) of section [31-2] 4-124w, as amended by this act, and the annual plan for the coordination of all employment and training programs in the state developed by the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council and approved by the Governor under section 31-3h, LCO No.

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Section 31-3v of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The Labor Commissioner and executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness shall give priority to applicants who have established a work environment consistent with the criteria set forth in section 32-475 in awarding financial assistance under the programs authorized pursuant to this chapter to the extent consistent with any state or regional economic development strategy.

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Section 31-3w of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Labor Commissioner, in exercise of any duties including any duties as administrator under chapter 567, shall, within available resources, maintain a state-wide network of job centers which provide to workers, students and employers comprehensive workforce development assistance, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Unemployment compensation, retraining allowances and other forms of federal and state income support;

(2) Career, labor market, educational and job training information, and consumer reports on local training providers;

(3) Career planning and job search assistance;

(4) Applicant recruitment and screening, assessment of training needs, customized job training pursuant to this chapter, apprenticeship programs pursuant to chapter 557 and related consultative services to employers based on their employment needs;

(5) Eligibility determinations and referrals to providers of LCO No.

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and (6) Access to information regarding job openings and, where appropriate, referral to such openings.

(b) In carrying out responsibilities under this section, the commissioner shall:

(1) Collaborate with the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council established pursuant to section 31-3h, as amended by this act, and the regional workforce development boards established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act;

(2) Promote coordination of service delivery and collaboration with other public and private providers of education, human services and employment and training services, including, but not limited to, adult education and literacy providers;

(3) Consult with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to ensure coordination of service delivery to employers;

(4) Conduct outreach to employers and trade associations to ensure that services meet the needs of business and industry;

and (5) Develop a comprehensive job training assistance application for employer-based training services and programs that allows the applicant to apply for any such assistance offered by the state in one application.

(c) (1) When contacted by a veteran who is in need of employment or work force development services, the department shall (A) determine whether the veteran resides closer to a work force development board facility with a veterans unit than to a department facility offering such employment or work force development assistance and, if so, provide the veteran with contact information for the work force development board, and (B) provide a veteran who expresses an interest in advanced LCO No.

3000 22 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 manufacturing, as defined in section 31-11ss, with information on the Military to Machinists program operated pursuant to section 31-11ss, if such veteran may be eligible for services from such program.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means any person (A) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has receivedadischargeotherthanbadconductordishonorablefromactive service in the armed forces.

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Section 31-3cc of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, in cooperation with the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, shall regularly collect and analyze data on state-supported training programs that measure the presence of gender or other systematic bias and work with the relevant boards and agencies to correct any problems that are found.

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Section 31-3dd of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the Labor Department, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the regional workforce development boards, shall recommend to the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, budget targets for assisting state employers with their training needs.

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Section 31-3oo of the general statutes is repealed and the LCO No.

3000 23 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, in collaboration with the Connecticut Energy Sector Partnership, shall annually solicit and publicize information concerning efforts made by the institutions of higher education in this state to promote the green technology industry, including the development of new academic degree and certificate programs, courses of instruction and initiatives made by such institutions to align green jobs programs with employer needs.

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23.

Section 31-3yy of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

On or before October 1, [2014] 2020, and annually thereafter, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall submit to the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, higher education and education a report card of each program emphasizing employment placement included in the commission's annual inventory developed and maintained by the [Labor Commissioner] executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to section [31-2] 4-124w, as amended by this act.

The report card shall, at a minimum, identify for each program the cost, number of individuals entering the program, number of individuals satisfactorily completing the program and the employment placement rates of those individuals at thirteen and twenty-six-week intervals following completion of the program or a statement as to why such measure is not relevant.

Sec.

24.

Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182, section 5 of public act 19-31, section 156 of public act 19-117 and section 3 of public act 19-157 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

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3000 24 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" meansSecretaryoftheOffice ofPolicy andManagement, Commissioner of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of MentalHealth andAddictionServices,Commissioner ofSocialServices, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, [and] the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness.

As used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education.

Sec.

25.

Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 oftheJune special session,section20ofpublic act 18-182and section283 of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):

As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" meansSecretaryoftheOffice ofPolicy andManagement, Commissioner of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, LCO No.

3000 25 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of MentalHealth andAddictionServices,Commissioner ofSocialServices, Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director of the Office of Military Affairs, [and] the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness.

As used in sections 4-6 and 4- 7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education.

Sec.

26.

Section 10-21c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) Any local or regional board of education that has a demonstrated shortage of certified teachers in those fields designated by the State Board of Education or that elects to expand the academic offerings to students in the areas identified by the [Labor Commissioner and the] Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to the provisions of section 4-124w, as amended by this act, may solicit and accept qualified private sector specialists, not necessarily certified to teach, whose services to teach in shortage areas have been donated by business firms, as defined in section 12-631.

Private sector specialists who donate their services may be permitted to offer instruction in existing or specially designed curricula, provided no private sector specialist shall be permitted to work more than one-half of the maximum classroom hours of a full-time certified teacher, and provided further no private sector specialist teaching in an area identified by [the Labor Commissioner and] the Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to section 4- 124w, as amended by this act, shall have sole responsibility for a classroom.

No certified teacher may be terminated, transferred or reassigned due to the utilization of any private sector specialist.

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3000 26 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 specialist if certified teachers are available.

(b) No employer-employee relationship shall be deemed to exist between any local or regional board of education and a private sector specialist whose services are donated pursuant to this section.

No local or regionalboardofeducationshall expendany funds for compensation or benefits in lieu of compensation when accepting the donation of services from a private sector specialist.

(c) The provisions of section 10-235 shall apply to any private sector specialist who donates services pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Sec.

27.

Subsection (a) of section 10-21j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish the Connecticut ApprenticeshipandEducationCommittee to coordinate andidentify(1) potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program integration, and (2) leveraged funding identification of career technical education programs within high schools and programs within higher education institutions for careers in various industries.

Such committee shall include, but not be limited to, (A) representatives from the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Labor Department, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative, the Technical Education and Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at the regional community-technical colleges, independent institutions of higher education in the state that offer training in the field of manufacturing, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, companies and employee organizations that represent manufacturing workers, and (B) teachers, guidance counselors, school counselors, principals and superintendents.

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28.

Subsection (a) of section 10-95 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The State Board of Education may establish and maintain a state- wide system of technical education and career schools to be known as theTechnicalEducationandCareerSystem.Thesystemshallbeadvised by a board that shall consist of eleven members as follows:

(1) Four executives of Connecticut-based employers who shall be nominated by the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, as amended by this act, and appointed by the Governor, (2) five members appointed by the State Board of Education, (3) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, and (4) the Labor Commissioner.

The Governor shall appoint the chairperson.

The chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System shall serve as a nonvoting ex- officio member of the State Board of Education.

Sec.

29.

Subsection (a) of section 10-95s of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):

(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a Technical Education and Career System board.

The board shall consist of eleven members and shall include at least the following, (1) two members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two members who are executives of Connecticut-based employers and who shall be nominated by the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, as amended by this act.

The Commissioners of Education and Economic and Community Development and the Labor Commissioner, or their respective designees, shall serve as ex-officio members of the board.

Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and LCO No.

3000 28 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-7.

Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19.

The Governor shall appoint the chairperson.

Sec.

30.

Subsection (b) of section 17b-688h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(b) Effective July 1, 1998, the Labor Department shall be responsible for the negotiation, establishment, modification, extension, suspension or termination of contracts for employment services.

The Labor Department may provide administration and services directly or through the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council or regional workforce development boards.

Sec.

31.

Subsection (c) of section 17b-688i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(c) Not later than January 1, [1999] 2021, and annually thereafter, the Labor Department shall submit a report to the Governor, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, human services and labor and public employees in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and to the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council.

Each report shall contain an evaluation of the operation of the employment services administered by the Labor Department pursuant to this section, including the number of persons who receive employment services, their gender and outcomes.

Each such report shall also provide specific information regarding the cost- effectiveness of the employment services.

Sec.

32.

Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-11m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

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3000 29 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (2) Such reserved funds may be used only to carry out state-wide youth activities described in Section 129(b) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended, or state-wide employment and training activities, for adults or for dislocated workers, described in Section 134(a)(2)(B) or Section 134(a)(3) of said act, provided such use is consistent with the Connecticut workforce development plan developed by the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council under section 31-11p, as amended by this act.

The percentage of such reserved funds that are used for administrative costs shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 134(a)(3)(B) of said act.

For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision (3) of this subsection, "administrative costs" has the same meaning as provided in 20 CFR Part 667, Subpart B.

Sec.

33.

Section 31-11o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council established under section 31-3h, as amended by this act, is hereby recognized as the state-wide workforce development board for purposes of complying with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time.

[amended.] Sec.

34.

Section 31-11p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) For purposes of this section, the "federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014" means P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time.

The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall develop a single Connecticut workforce development plan that outlines a five-year strategy for the state of Connecticut's workforce development system and meets the requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce LCO No.

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[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.

Said] Such plan shall serve as a framework for the development of public policy, fiscal investment and operation of workforce education and job training programs and shall constitute the single state planfor purposesofSection112ofsaidact.The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall update [said] such plan at least once every five years.

(b) The plan shall, at a minimum, include:

(1) Long-term goals for the state's workforce development system.

Such goals shall include local control of service delivery, one-stop delivery of services, individual choice for individuals served by the system, accountability for provider performance, coordination of workforce development activities integrating state and federal resources and the establishment of ties between funding and actual participation in training activities;

(2) Short-term goals, benchmarks and performance measures that the state will use to measure its progress towards meeting the long-term goals identified in subdivision (1) of this subsection;

(3) Identification of the role each institution, entity, organization and program plays in the state-wide workforce development system;

(4) Ways to improve access to public and certified nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions;

(5) A strategy for assessing unmet workforce preparation needs;

(6) A description of comprehensive performance measures to ensure coordination and eliminate duplication of services;

(7) A strategy for assessing types of jobs for which there are shortages of available qualified workers and the geographical concentration of unmet workforce needs in this state;

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3000 31 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (8) A strategy for maximizing or redirecting funding to deliver services more effectively to meet the state's workforce development needs;

(9) A provision stating that the members of the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council and the regional workforce development boards shall comply with state ethics laws and the applicable provisions of Sections 111(f) and 117(g) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014;

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended;] (10) A provision stating that the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioners of Social Services and Education shall develop a coordinated program of referring workforce development participants to supportive services, including, but not limited to, transportation and child care services for eligible participants of workforce activities.

Such program shall include a requirement that each regional workforce development board submit an annual report to the [commission] council on or before January 31, 2000, and each January thirty-first thereafter detailing such board's plan for coordinating such supportive services;

(11) A description of the state of Connecticut's proposed one-stop delivery system, which shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 134(c) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 [, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] and shall include a description of the following components:

(A) A uniform individual training accounts voucher system which shall be used by the regional workforce development boards to pay for training of eligible workers by eligible providers and which shall include a reporting system that ties funding to actual participation in training programs, (B) the core services, as identified in subdivision (12) of this subsection, which shall be available to adults or dislocated workers, including exemptions from core services, (C) the intensive services, as identified in subdivision (13) of this subsection, which shall be available to adults or dislocated LCO No.

3000 32 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 workers who have received the maximum amount of core services but were unable to obtain employment through such core services, including prerequisites for obtaining such intensive services and exemptions from such prerequisites, and (D) the training services, as identified in subdivision (14) of this subsection, which shall be available to adults or dislocated workers who have received intensive services, but were unable to obtain unsubsidized employment through such intensive services, including prerequisites for obtaining such training services and exemptions from such prerequisites;

(12) Identification of core services available under the one-stop delivery system, which shall, at a minimum, include:

(A) Determination of whether individuals are eligible to receive assistance under Subtitle B of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014;

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended;] (B) outreach, intake and orientation to the information and other services available through the one-stop delivery system;

(C) a uniform assessment procedure for screening adults and dislocated workers which shall include, but not be limited to, initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, supportive service needs and for application of the self-sufficiency measurement developed in accordance with the provisions of section 4- 66e;

(D) job search and placement assistance and, where appropriate, career counseling;

(E) provision of (i) employment statistics information,including theprovisionofaccurateinformationconcerning local, regional and national labor market areas, including job vacancy listings in such labor market areas, information on job skills necessary to obtain such vacant jobs and information relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings and skill requirements for such occupations;

(ii) provider performance information and program cost information on eligible providers of training services, as described in Section 122 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 [, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] provided by program [,] and eligible providers of youth activities described in Section 123 of said act, eligible providers of adult education described in Title II of said act, providers of postsecondary vocational education LCO No.

3000 33 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 activities and vocational education activities, which shall include, but not be limited to, preapprentice programs available through, but not limited to, the Technical Education and Career System, available to school dropouts under the Carl D.

Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, 20 USC 2301, et seq., and providers of vocational rehabilitation program activities described in Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 720, et seq.;

(iii) information regarding how the local area is performing on the local performance measures and any additional performance information with respect to the one-stop delivery system in the local area;

(iv) accurate information concerning the availability of supportive services, including child care and transportation, available through the local area and referral to such services, as appropriate;

(v) information regarding filing claims for unemployment compensation under chapter 567;

(F) assistance in establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for training and education programs that are not funded under said act and are available through the local area;

(G) follow-up services, including counseling regarding the workplace, for participants in workforce investment activities authorized under Subtitle B of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] who are placed in unsubsidized employment, for not less than twelve months after the first day of the employment, as appropriate;

and (H) assistance in establishing eligibility for authorized activities under Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, available in the local area.

For purposes of this subdivision, "local area" refers to an area designated as such pursuant to Section 116 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014;

[, P.L.

113- 128, as from time to time amended;] (13) Identification of intensive services available under the one-stop delivery system, which services may include (A) comprehensive and specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of adults and dislocated workers, which may include diagnostic testing, use of special education planning and placement teams and use of other LCO No.

3000 34 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 assessment tools and in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals;

(B) development of an individual employment plan to identify the employment goals, appropriate achievementobjectivesandappropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals;

(C) group counseling;

(D) individual counseling and career planning;

(E) case management for participants seeking training services authorized under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014;

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended;] and (F) short-term prevocational services, including development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills and professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training;

(14) Identification of training services authorized under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] that are available under the one-stop delivery system, which services may include a combination of occupational skills training, including training for nontraditional employment, on-the-job training, programs that combine workplace training with related instruction, which may include cooperative education programs, training programs operated by the private sector, skill upgrading and retraining, entrepreneurial training, job readiness training, adult education and literacy activities and customized job training conducted with a commitment by an employer or group of employers to employ an individual upon successful completion of the training;

(15) Development of a uniform system of identifying and certifying eligible providers of the training services described in subdivision (13) of this subsection, which system shall (A) incorporate each of the requirements of Section 122 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] and (B) be used by each regional workforce development board in selecting an eligible provider of training services;

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3000 35 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (16) A strategy for the establishment of (A) regional youth councils by the regional workforce development boards, which regional youth councils shall (i) recommend eligible providers of youth activities to the council and conduct oversight of eligible providers of youth activities;

(ii) in cooperation with local boards of education, identify available programs and activities to assist youths in completing education programs;(iii)identify availableprogramsandactivitiestoassistyouths in securing and preserving employment;

and (iv) coordinate youth activitieswithJobCorpsservices,coordinateyouthactivitiesauthorized under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended,] and improve the connection between court-involved youths and the state labor market;

and (B) criteria for selection of regional youth council members and awarding youth program grants for state-wide youth activities described in Section 129(b) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014;

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended;] (17) Development of a program to provide job readiness and job search training to unemployed and underemployed noncustodial parents no later than July 1, 2000;

(18) Development of a career pathways program to link alternative education programs to regional community-technical colleges and work-related learning no later than October 1, 2000;

and (19) Any other provisions required to be included in the plan under Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.] (c) The Governor may submit modifications to the single Connecticut workforce development plan approved by the United States Secretary of Labor as necessary during the five-year period covered by the plan, with the advice and assistance of the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, provided such modifications are (1) approved by the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to LCO No.

3000 36 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 appropriations, education, labor and social services, and (2) consistent with the requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.

[, P.L.

113-128, as from time to time amended.] Sec.

35.

Section 31-11q of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

[On or before October 15, 1999, the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] The Governor's Workforce Council shall submit to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizanceofmattersrelatingtoappropriations andthebudgetsofstate agencies, education, labor and social services the comprehensive state performance measures developed by said [commission] council in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 31-3h, as amended by this act, for activities specified in Title I of thefederalWorkforceInnovationandOpportunityActof2014,P.L.113- 128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] and annually thereafter during any year in which such performance measures are modified.

Sec.

36.

Section 31-11r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) On or before January 1, 2000,the former Connecticut Employment and Training Commission shall submit a single Workforce Development Plan to the Governor, which plan shall (1) be approved by the General Assembly, (2) comply with the requirements of section 31- 11p, as amended by this act, and (3) comply with the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

13- 128, as amended from time to time.

[amended.] (b) On or before March 15, 2000, the Governor shall submit a single Connecticut Workforce Development Plan to the United States Secretary of Labor, which plan shall satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

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3000 37 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (c) The Governor shall submit to the United States Secretary of Labor any appropriate or necessary request for waiver of the statutory or regulatory requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

13-128, as from time to time amended, with the advice and assistance of the former Connecticut Employment and Training Commission.

(d) On or after July 1, 2020, any modifications to the plan shall be submitted by the Governor's Workforce Council, the successor to the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission.

Sec.

37.

Section 31-11s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) On or before February [9, 2000] 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall make recommendations consistent with the provisions of the single Connecticut workforce development plan submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 31-11r, as amended by this act, to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds received for adult workforce development activities under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] for (1) job-related vocational, literacy, language or numerical skills training;

(2) underemployed and at-risk workers;

(3) individuals with barriers to full-time, stable employment, including language, basic skills and occupational literacy barriers;

(4) vocational training using apprentice and preapprentice programs and customizedjob training programs that are designed to serve at-risk workers and promote job retention and the obtainment of higher wage jobs;

(5) special incentives for programs that successfully train (A) women for nontraditional employment, and (B) minorities for occupations or fields of work in which such minorities are underrepresented;

and (6) special grants or contracts in each region for training programs that target workers who are difficult to serve, including, but not limited to, workers (A) with limited literacy or LCO No.

3000 38 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 numerical skills, (B) without a high school diploma or its equivalent, or (C) for whom English is a second language.

For purposes of this section, "nontraditional employment" refers to occupations or fields of work for which women comprise lessthan twenty-five per cent oftheindividuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

(b) On or before February [9, 2000] 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the [commission] council shall make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds received under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] for dislocated workers.

(c) Pursuant to Section 189(i)(4)(A) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] the Governor is authorized by the General Assembly to apply for a waiver of federal eligibility requirements to allow incumbent workers with annual family incomes that do not exceed two hundred per cent of the poverty level guidelines issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to receive job training services.

Sec.

38.

Section 31-11t of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall provide each regional workforce development board with criteria for the evaluation of funded programs, including a description of the amount, type and effectiveness of literacy training provided to participants, the number of persons completing job training, the gender and race of persons who receive training, occupational skill types, the number of persons who enter unsubsidized employment, the number of persons who remain in unsubsidized employment six months later and the earnings received by such persons.

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3000 39 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (b) The [commission] council shall develop an education and job training report card to assess the accomplishments of Connecticut's workforce development system and for meeting the accountability requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L.

113-128, as amended from time to time.

[amended.] The report card shall address the effectiveness of such system in meeting (1) employers' needs for educated and trained workers, and (2) clients' needs for improving their economic well-being.

Sec.

39.

Subsection (b) of section 31-11ff of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(b) The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall develop, in collaboration with the Connecticut state colleges and universities, Department of Education, and regional work force development boards established pursuant to section 31-3j, as amended by this act, a state-wide plan for implementing, expanding or improving upon career certificate programs established under section 10-20a, middle college programs, early college high school programs and Connecticut Early College Opportunity programs to provide education, training and placement in jobs available in the manufacturing, health care, construction, green, science, technology, computer science, engineering and mathematics industries and other emerging sectors of the state's economy.

Such plan shall include a proposal to fund such programs.

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40.

Section 31-11jj of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 3 of public act 19-1 of the July 22 special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020):

(a) There is established the Workforce Training Authority Fund, which shall be an account within the Labor Department.

The following moneys shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) Any moneys received as part of a memorandum of understanding with the Workforce Training LCO No.

3000 40 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 Authority;

(2)allprivate contributions,gifts,grants,donations,bequests or devises received by the fund;

and (3) to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, any local, state or federal funds received by the fund.

(b) The Workforce Training Authority Fund shall be used by the administrator:

(1) To provide training assistance to eligible recipients as may be approved by the Workforce Training Authority pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, and (2) to pay or reimburse the administrator for administrative costs pursuant to subsection (h) of this section.

Such training assistance shall be awarded for the purpose of:

Developing and implementing training programs for the recruitment of businesses to the state and the training or retraining of persons in the state to achieve the workforce goals established by the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council and the relevant sections of the strategic master plan for higher education developed pursuant to section 10a-11b.

Training assistance shall target job growth in the areas of construction, health care, early childhood education, insurance, financial services, bioscience, advance manufacturing, digital media, green technology, and tourism.

(c) All expenditures from the Workforce Training Authority Fund, except for administrative costs reimbursed to the administrator pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, shall be approved by the board, provided the board may delegate to staff of the administrator the approvaloftransactionsnotgreaterthanonehundredthousanddollars.

Any such approval by the board shall be (1) specific to an individual expenditure to be made;

(2) for budgeted expenditures with such variations as the board may authorize at the time of such budget approval;

or (3) for training assistance programs to be administered by staff of the administrator, subject to limits, eligibility requirements and other conditions established by the Workforce Training Authority at the time of such program approval.

(d) The administrator shall provide any necessary staff, office space, LCO No.

3000 41 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 office systems and administrative support for the operation of the Workforce Training Authority Fund in accordance with this section.

In acting as administrator of the fund, the Labor Commissioner shall have and may exercise all of the powers set forth in the general statutes, provided expenditures from the fund shall be approved by the Workforce Training Authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The Workforce Training Authority shall establish an application and approval process with guidelines and terms for the development and implementation of training programs and training assistance awarded by the administrator from the Workforce Training Authority Fund to any eligible recipient.

Such guidelines and terms shall include:

(1) A requirement that any applicant for training assistance operate in the state or propose to relocate operations to the state, in whole or in part, as a condition of such training assistance;

(2) eligibility requirements for training, including a requirement for applicants to obtain funds or in-kind services from nonstate sources;

(3) a process for preliminary review of applications for strength and eligibility by the administrator before such applications are presented to the board for consideration;

(4) return on investment objectives, including, but not limited to, job growth and leveraged investment opportunities;

(5) a requirement that any entity that receives assistance first consider applicants who have completed the universal intake form;

and (6) such other guidelines and terms as the board determines to be necessary and appropriateinfurtheranceoftheobjectivesofthis section.Indeveloping such guidelines, the board shall include considerations for the size of such entities and the number of workers employed by such entities.

Additionally, the board shall give consideration to developing training programsandcreating career pathwaysfor women,minoritiesandsoon to be released and formerly incarcerated individuals.

(f) Training assistance awarded to eligible recipients from the Workforce Training Authority Fund shall be used for costs related to facilities, necessary furniture, fixtures and equipment, development of programs, implementation of training programs, materials and LCO No.

3000 42 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 supplies, compensation, apprenticeship and such other costs that the Workforce Training Authority determines to be eligible for training assistance within the purposes of this section pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.

(g) On July 1, 2018, and prior to the commencement of the next fiscal year thereafter, the administrator shall prepare a plan of operations and an operating and capital budget for the Workforce Training Authority Fund, provided not later than ninety days prior to the start of each fiscal year, the administrator shall submit such plan and budget to the board of the Workforce Training Authority for its review and approval.

(h) Administrative costs shall be paid or reimbursed to the administrator from the Workforce Training Authority Fund, provided the total of such administrative costs in any fiscal year shall not exceed five per cent of the total amount of the allotted funding for such fiscal year, as determined in the operating budget prepared pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the administrator to risk or expend the funds of the Labor Department in connection with the administration of the Workforce Training Authority Fund.

(i) On January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the administrator shall provide a report of the expenditures of the Workforce Training Authority Fund to the Workforce Training Authority for the board's review and approval.Upon such approval, the board shall providesuch report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, commerce and employment advancement.

Such report shall contain available information on the status and progress of the operations of the programs funded by and resources of the Workforce Training Authority Fund and the types, amounts and recipients of financial assistance awarded.

(j) The administrator shall consult with the office of apprenticeship training, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] LCO No.

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Sec.

41.

Section 12-217pp of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020, and applicable to income or taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2020):

(a) As used in this section:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;

(2) "Control", with respect to a corporation, means ownership, directly or indirectly, of stock possessing fifty per cent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of such corporation entitled to vote.

"Control", with respect to a trust, means ownership, directly or indirectly, of fifty per cent or more of the beneficial interest in the principal or income of such trust.

The ownership of stock in a corporation, of a capital or profits interest in a partnership, limited liability company or association or of a beneficial interest in a trust shall be determined in accordance with the rules for constructive ownership of stock provided in Section 267(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, other than paragraph (3) of said Section 267(c);

(3) "Full-time job" means a job in which an employee is required to work at least thirty-five hours per week for not less than forty-eight weeks in a calendar year.

"Full-time job" does not include a temporary or seasonal job;

(4) "Income year" means, with respect to entities subject to the LCO No.

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(5) "New employee" means a person who resides in this state and is hired by a taxpayer on or after January 1, [2012] 2020, and prior to January 1, [2014] 2022, to fill a new job.

"New employee" does not include a person who was employed in this state by a related person with respect to a taxpayer during the prior twelve months;

(6) "New job" means a job that did not exist in this state prior to a taxpayer's application to the commissioner for certification under this section for a job expansion tax credit, is filled by a new, qualifying or veteran employee, and (A) is a full-time job, or (B) in the case of a qualifying employee under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (7) of this subsection, is a job in which an employee is required to work at least twenty hours per week for not less than forty-eight weeks in a calendar year;

(7) "Qualifying employee" means a new employee who, at the time of hiring by the taxpayer:

(A) (i) Is receiving unemployment compensation, or (ii) has exhausted unemployment compensation benefits and has not had an intervening full-time job;

or (B) Is (i) receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Department of Aging and Disability Services, (ii) receiving employment services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or (iii) participating in employment opportunities and day services [, as defined in section 17a-226,] operated or funded by the Department of Developmental Services;

(8) "Related person" means (A) a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or trust controlled by the taxpayer, LCO No.

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3 (B) an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or trust that is in control of the taxpayer, (C) a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or trust controlled by an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or trust that is in control of the taxpayer, or (D) a member of the same controlled group as the taxpayer;

(9) "Taxpayer" means a person that (A) has been in business for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date of the taxpayer's application to the commissioner for certification under this section for a job expansion tax credit, and (B) is subject to tax under this chapter or chapter 207, 212 or 229;

and (10) "Veteran employee" means a new employee who, at the time of hiring by the taxpayer, is a member of, was honorably discharged from or released under honorable conditions from active service in the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103.

(b) (1) There is established a job expansion tax credit program whereby a taxpayer may be allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter or chapter 207, 212 or 229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707, for each new, qualifying or veteran employee hired on or after January 1, [2012] 2020, and prior to January 1, [2014] 2022.

For taxpayers that employ not more than fifty employees in full-time jobs in this state on the date of application to the commissioner for certification under this section, the creation of at least one new job in this state shall be required for said tax credit.

For taxpayers that employ more than fifty, but not more than one hundred employees in full-time jobs in this state on the date of application to the commissioner for certification under this section, the creation of at least five new jobs in this state shall be required for said tax credit.

For taxpayers that employ more than one hundred employees in full-time jobs in this state on the date of application to the commissioner for certification under this section, the creation of at least ten new jobs in this state shall be required for said tax credit.

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3000 46 of 63 Committee Bill No.3 (2) For the purposes of determining the number of new jobs a taxpayer is required to create in order to claim a credit under this section, the number of employees working in full-time jobs the taxpayer employs in this state on the date of its application to the commissioner for certification under this section shall apply to such taxpayer for the duration of such certification.

(c) The amount of the credit shall be:

(1) Five hundred dollars per month for each new employee;

or (2) Nine hundred dollars per month for each qualifying or veteran employee.