Bill Text: CT HB05590 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Workforce Development System In The State Of Connecticut.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-11 - Signed by the Governor [HB05590 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05590-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Committee Bill No. 5590
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 4828
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT CREATING A TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT.

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

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the effectiveness, impact and cohesiveness of workforce development programs and initiatives in the state. The task force shall study programs and initiatives administered or offered by (1) the Office of Workforce Competiveness, (2) the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, established pursuant to section 31-3h of the general statutes, (3) the regional workforce development boards, established pursuant to section 31-3k of the general statutes, (4) the Department of Economic and Community Development, (5) the technical high school system, and (6) the public and private institutions of higher education in the state.

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

(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(3) One appointed by the Senate Republican President Pro Tempore;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;

(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(7) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and

(8) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

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

(e) There shall be two chairpersons and such chairpersons shall be selected from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2018, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2018, whichever is later.

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

LAB

Joint Favorable