Connecticut 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 14 D cosponsors

SB 3 — AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SEMINAR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

Last action — HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 368

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General Assembly Committee Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
3 February Session, 2022 LCO No.
255 February Session, 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No.
2549 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by:
3 Senate, April 4, 2022 The Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement reported through SEN.
(HED) AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SEMINAR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
SLAP of the 5th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the that the substitute bill ought to pass..
AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SEMINAR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this section, "small business" means a business located in the state with twenty-five employees or less.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this section:
(b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, within available funds, develop seminar programs to assist small businesses with adapting to a changing business environment throughcoursesinsubject areas, including, but not limited to, electronic commerce, social media and virtual currency, as defined in subsection (18) of section 36a-596 of the general statutes.
(1) "Small business" means a business located in the state with twenty-five employees or less;
Said board shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not more than two employees of any small business may enroll in not more than five seminar programs or courses within such seminar programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic LCO No.
(2) "Cybersecurity" means the detection, prevention or response to activity intended to result in unauthorized access to, exfiltration of, manipulation of, or impairment to the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information technology system or information stored on, or transiting, an information technology system;
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and (3) "Virtual currency" has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-596 of the general statutes.
3 Community College at no cost to such small business.
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255 (b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, within available funds, develop seminar programs to assist small businesses withadapting to thebusiness environment inthe aftermathoftheCOVID-19pandemic,asdefinedin section4-216aof the general statutes, through courses in subject areas, including, but not limited to, electronic commerce, social media, cybersecurity and virtual currency.
Said board shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not more than two employees of any small business may enroll in not more than five seminar programs or any course within such seminar programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic Community College at no cost to such small business.
2 July 1, 2022 New section Statement of Purpose:
2 July 1, 2022 New section HED Joint Favorable Subst.
To require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to develop seminar programs for small businesses to enroll employees in courses relating to online commerce at regional community-technical colleges.
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
255 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
LOONEY, 11th Dist.;
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
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OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
DUFF, 25th Dist.
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Board of Regents for Higher Various - Cost At least At least Education 16,000 16,000 Note:
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Various=Various Municipal Impact:
ANWAR, 3rd Dist.;
None Explanation The bill requires two community college entrepreneurial centers to offer at least four specified seminars free of charge to small business employees, which results in a cost of at least $16,000 per year in FY 23 and FY 24.
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The cost may be paid by the Board of Regents or the state American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
CABRERA, 17th Dist.
The cost of the bill depends on the number of times that seminars are offered, at an estimated cost per seminar of $1,000.
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It is anticipated that minimally, both entrepreneurial centers will offer each of four seminars twice annually, for a total cost of at least $16,000 per year.
CASSANO, 4th Dist.;
To the extent the seminars are offered more frequently, or additional seminar topics are offered, the costs will increase.
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Additionally, the bill allows but does not require the Board of Regents to expend state American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in FY and FY 24 to pay for the seminar costs.
COHEN, 12th Dist.
If new ARPA funding is provided to the BOR for this purpose, then the bill has no cost to the BOR provided spending on the bill's requirements does not exceed the ARPA allocation.
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However, if the bill's costs are paid through the FY 23 sSB3 / File No.
DAUGHERTY ABRAMS, 13th Dist.;
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255 budgeted ARPA allocation of $5 million in general support to the BOR institutions, then the bill reduces such funding that is available to BOR for general use.
FLEXER, 29th Dist.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation and whether the courses continue to be offered beyond FY 24.
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FONFARA, 1st Dist.;
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255 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 3 AN ACT REQUIRING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DEVELOP SEMINAR PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
HASKELL, 26th Dist.
SUMMARY This bill requires the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) to develop seminar programs to help small businesses (i.e., with 25 or fewer employees) adapt to the business environment after the COVID- pandemic through courses in subject areas including electronic commerce, social media, cybersecurity, and virtual currency.
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It must do so by September 1, 2022, and within available funds.
KUSHNER, 24th Dist.;
Under the bill, BOR must prescribe forms and procedures where up to two small business employees, at no cost to the business, may enroll in up to five seminar programs or any courses within seminar programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic Community College.
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The bill allows BOR, for FYs 23 and 24, to expend funds the state received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L.
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LOPES, 6th Dist.
117-2) to develop these small business seminar programs.
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EFFECTIVE DATE:
MILLER P., 27th Dist.;
July 1, 2022 CYBERSECURITY Under the bill, “cybersecurity” is detecting, preventing, or responding to activity intended to result in unauthorized access to, exfiltration of, manipulation of, or impairment to the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of an information technology system or information stored on, or transiting, an information technology system.
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MOORE, 22nd Dist.
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255 VIRTUAL CURRENCY By law and under the bill, “virtual currency” means a digital unit (1) used as a medium of exchange or form of digitally stored value or (2) incorporated into payment system technology.
SLAP, 5th Dist.;
It includes digital units of exchange that:
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1.
WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
have a centralized repository or administrator, 2.
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are decentralized without a centralized repository or administrator, or 3.
THOMAS, 143rd Dist.
may be created or obtained by computing or manufacturing effort.
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Virtual currency does not include digital units used (1) solely in online gaming platforms with no other market application or (2) exclusively in a consumer affinity or rewards program that (a) can be used only as payment for purchases with the issuer or another designated merchant and (b) cannot be converted into or redeemed for fiat currency (government-backed currency such as the U.S.
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dollar) (CGS § 36a-596).
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COMMITTEE ACTION Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 22 Nay 0 (03/17/2022) sSB3 / File No.
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Action History

  1. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 368

  2. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  3. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  4. SENATE PASSED

  5. FILE NO. 255

  6. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 208

  7. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  8. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  9. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/04/22

  10. FILED WITH LCO

  11. Joint Favorable Substitute

  12. PUBLIC HEARING 0308

  13. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement

  14. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  15. Vote to Draft

  16. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 3?
SB 3 is sponsored by Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Smith, Brian T., Rick Lopes (Democratic), Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Christine Cohen (Democratic), Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), John W. Fonfara (Democratic), Marilyn Moore, Witkos, Kevin D., Bob Duff (Democratic), Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Julie Kushner (Democratic), Mae Flexer (Democratic), Hampton, John K., Daugherty Abrams, Mary, Derek Slap (Democratic), Haskell, Will, Saud Anwar (Democratic), Thomas, Stephanie, Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), Cassano, Steve, and Gary A. Winfield (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 3?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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