Bill Text: CT HB05448 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Alignment Of Education Curricula And Programs And Workforce Needs.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-04 - File Number 199 [HB05448 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05448-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5448*
*February Session, 2018*		LCO No. 2196
		02196_______ED_
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALIGNMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE NEEDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Higher Education and the Labor Department, shall conduct a study of existing educational opportunities and the workforce needs of the state. The department shall examine the curricula and programs offered at public high schools, the Technical Education and Career System and the regional community-technical college system to determine whether such curricula and programs are providing career-oriented instruction, preparing students for apprenticeship programs or employment, and are meeting the workforce needs of businesses and industries in the state. Not later than January 1, 2019, the department shall submit such study and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Higher Education and the Labor Department, to study ways in which to align curriculums and educational opportunities to meet the workforce needs of businesses and industries in the state.

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