Sec. 31-11l. Definitions. As used in this section, sections 31-3h, 31-3i, 31-3k and
31-3l and sections 31-11m to 31-11u, inclusive:
(1) "At-risk worker" means a worker who may lose employment due to factors
including, but not limited to, an announced layoff, business shut-down or relocation, a
new job skill requirement for which the worker is not trained, a change or reduction in
wages, hours or benefits such that the worker must seek other employment in order to
meet the self-sufficiency measurement calculated by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4-66e or a change or reduction in available transportation such
that the worker is forced to seek new employment.
(2) "Customized job training" means training (A) that is designed to meet the special
requirements of an employer, including a group of employers, (B) that is conducted
with a commitment by the employer to employ an individual upon successful completion
of the training, and (C) for which the employer pays not less than fifty per cent of the
cost of the training.
(3) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who:
(A) (i) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment; (ii) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation, or has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to
the appropriate entity at a one-stop center referred to in Section 134(c) of the federal
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed services for an employer that were not covered under
chapter 567; or (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation;
(B) (i) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or any substantial
layoff at, a plant, facility or enterprise; (ii) is employed at a facility at which the employer
has made a general announcement that such facility will close within one hundred eighty
days; or (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive services, other than training services
described in subdivision (14) of subsection (b) of section 31-11p, intensive services
described in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of said section, or supportive services,
is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that
such facility will close;
(C) Was self-employed, including employment as a farmer, rancher or fisherman,
but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which
the individual resides or because of natural disasters; or
(D) Is a displaced homemaker.
(4) "Displaced homemaker" means an individual who has been providing unpaid
services to family members in the home and who (A) has been dependent on the income
of another family member, but is no longer supported by that income; and (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
(5) "Eligible provider" means:
(A) With respect to training services, a provider who is identified in accordance
with Section 122(e)(3) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220,
as from time to time amended;
(B) With respect to intensive services, a provider who is identified or awarded a
contract as described in Section 134(d)(3)(B) of said act;
(C) With respect to youth activities, a provider who is awarded a grant or contract
in accordance with Section 123 of said act;
(D) With respect to other workforce investment activities, a public or private entity
selected to be responsible for such activities, such as a one-stop operator designated or
certified under Section 121(d) of said act.
(6) "Incumbent worker" means an individual who is employed, but who is in need
of additional skills, training or education in order to upgrade employment.
(7) "On-the-job training" means training by an employer that is provided to a paid
participant while engaged in productive work in a job that (A) provides knowledge or
skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job; (B) provides reimbursement to the employer of up to fifty per cent of the wage rate of the participant, for the
extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the
training; and (C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the
participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work
experience of the participant and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.
(8) "Participant" means an individual who has been determined to be eligible to
participate in and who is receiving services, except follow-up services authorized under
Title I of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to
time amended, under a program authorized by said title and sections 31-3h and 31-3i,
subsection (b) of section 31-3k, section 31-3l, this section and sections 31-11m to 31-11u, inclusive. Participation shall be deemed to commence on the first day, following
determination of eligibility, on which the individual begins receiving subsidized employment, training or other services provided under said title and said sections.
(9) "Supportive services" means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to
participate in activities authorized under Title I of the federal Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, consistent with the provisions
of said title.
(10) "Underemployed worker" means a worker whose education and skill level
limit such worker's earning capacity to an hourly wage below one hundred per cent of
the self-sufficiency measurement calculated by the Office of Policy and Management
pursuant to section 4-66e.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 1, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11m. Workforce Investment Act funds. (a) All funds received by the
state of Connecticut under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) (1) Funds reserved for state-wide investment activities by the state of Connecticut from the amounts allotted to the state under Sections 127(b)(1)(C), 132(b)(1)(B)
and 132(b)(2)(B) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as
from time to time amended, shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 128(a)
of said act.
(2) Such reserved funds may be used only to carry out state-wide youth activities
described in Section 129(b) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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
under section 31-11p. 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 in 20 CFR Part 667, Subpart B.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 6, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11n. Workforce Investment Act funds allocated to regional workforce
development boards. Limitations. (a) Funds allocated to each regional workforce development board under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220,
as from time to time amended, shall be reserved by such board, in a manner consistent
with the provisions of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as
from time to time amended, to fund comprehensive job training and related services or
related job opportunities programs administered by eligible providers, including, but
not limited to, opportunities industrialization centers and community action programs,
as defined in section 17b-885, within such board's region.
(b) Funds reserved for administrative costs by a regional workforce development
board shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 128(b)(4) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 7, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11o. Connecticut Employment and Training Commission to act as
state-wide workforce development board. The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission established under section 31-3h is hereby recognized as the state-wide
workforce development board for purposes of complying with the federal Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 8, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11p. Development of workforce development plan. Required contents.
(a) The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended.
Said 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 plan for purposes of Section 112 of said act. The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, in consultation with the regional workforce
development boards, shall update said 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;
(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 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 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
Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 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 Investment Act of
1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 the provision of accurate information concerning 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 Investment Act of 1998 P.L. 105-220, 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 activities and vocational education activities,
which shall include, but not be limited to, preapprentice programs available through,
but not limited to, regional vocational-technical schools, 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 Investment
Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 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 achievement objectives and
appropriate 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
Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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
Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, and (B) be used by
each regional workforce development board in selecting an eligible provider of training
services;
(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 available programs and activities to assist youths in securing and preserving
employment; and (iv) coordinate youth activities with Job Corps services, coordinate
youth activities authorized under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L.
105-220, 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, 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, provided such modifications are (1) approved by the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to appropriations, education, labor and social services, and (2) consistent
with the requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 9, 15; P.A. 06-196, S. 160.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(16), effective June
7, 2006.
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Sec. 31-11q. Submission of comprehensive state performance measures developed by Connecticut Employment and Training Commission to General Assembly.
On or before October 15, 1999, the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission
shall submit to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, education, labor and social services the
comprehensive state performance measures developed by said commission in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 31-3h for activities specified in Title I of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220,
as from time to time amended, and annually thereafter during any year in which such
performance measures are modified.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 10, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11r. Submission of workforce development plan to Governor; prior
General Assembly approval. Submission of plan by Governor to United States
Secretary of Labor. Requests for waiver. (a) On or before January 1, 2000, the 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, and (3) comply with the requirements of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as 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.
(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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended,
with the advice and assistance of the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 11, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11s. Connecticut Employment and Training Commission recommendations re appropriation of Workforce Investment Act funds. (a) On or before February 9, 2000, and annually thereafter, the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission shall make recommendations consistent with the provisions of the single
Connecticut workforce development plan submitted to the Governor pursuant to section
31-11r to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds
received for adult workforce development activities under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as 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 customized job 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 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 less than twenty-five per cent of the individuals
employed in each such occupation or field of work.
(b) On or before February 9, 2000, and annually thereafter, the commission shall
make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds received under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L.
105-220, as from time to time amended, for young adult programs for teenage parents,
those at risk of dropping out of school and young adults who attend regional vocational-technical high schools, adult education programs or other programs to assist such persons
in attaining a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(c) On or before February 9, 2000, and annually thereafter, the commission shall
make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds received under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L.
105-220, as from time to time amended, for dislocated workers.
(d) Pursuant to Section 189(i)(4)(A) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of
1998, P.L. 105-220, as 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.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 12, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11t. Criteria for evaluation of funded programs: Connecticut Employment and Training Commission responsibilities. (a) The Connecticut Employment
and Training Commission 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.
(b) The commission 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 Investment Act of 1998, P.L.
105-220, as 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.
(c) The commission shall include the evaluation of funded programs in the annual
report submitted pursuant to subsection (c) of section 31-3h.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 13, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Sec. 31-11u. Continuation of other education, employment or job training
programs or contracts. Any education, employment or job training program or contract
in existence on June 23, 1999, that is funded under the Job Training Partnership Act
shall continue in effect until the renewal period, provided such program is consistent
with the provisions of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as
from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 14, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.
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Secs. 31-11v and 31-11w. Reserved for future use.
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Sec. 31-11x. Comprehensive job training and related services, grants for. Definitions. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Underemployed" means an individual: (A) Working part time but seeking full-time work; or (B) working full-time
but receiving wages below the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria
established by the Labor Commissioner, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Social
Services; (2) "unemployed" means an individual who is without a job, is available for
work and is seeking full-time work; (3) "economically disadvantaged" means an individual who meets the criteria established by the Labor Commissioner; and (4) "comprehensive job training and related services" means recruitment, counseling remediation, motivational prejob training, vocational training, job development, job placement and other
appropriate services enabling individuals to secure and retain employment at their maximum capacity.
(b) The Labor Commissioner shall establish a program of grants for: (1) Comprehensive job training and related services or job opportunities programs for economically
disadvantaged, unemployed and underemployed individuals, including persons of limited English-speaking ability, through opportunities industrialization centers and other
community-based organizations; and (2) the establishment and operation in the state of
these centers and organizations.
(c) The Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing criteria for the distribution of funds under this section
and shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to further implement the
purposes of this section. The criteria shall include requirements that: (1) The program
receiving state assistance: (A) Involves the Commissioner of Social Services in the
planning of the program; (B) involves residents in the region to be served by the program
in the planning and operation of the program; (C) involves the business community in
the region to be served by the program in its development and operation; and (D) gives
priority to persons who receive state-administered general assistance benefits; and (2)
a program receiving financial assistance has adequate internal administrative controls,
accounting procedures, personnel standards, evaluation procedures, availability of in-service training and technical assistance programs and other policies as are necessary
to promote the effective use of funds received under said programs.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 29, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 04-76, S. 34.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of June Sp.
Sess. P.A. 01-2 but without affecting this section; P.A. 04-76 amended Subsec. (c)(1)(D) by deleting reference to "general
assistance".
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Secs. 31-11y and 31-11z. Reserved for future use.
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Sec. 31-11aa. Information technology workforce development plan. (a) The
Connecticut Employment and Training Commission within the Office of Workforce
Competitiveness shall produce, within available appropriations, a report on information
technology workforce development, including a long-range strategic plan, that addresses Connecticut's workforce and research needs as they relate to information technology and electronic commerce. The commission shall work with the Commissioners
of Economic and Community Development, Education and Higher Education and any
business-related association or organization that the commission deems appropriate in
creating a planning structure, no later than July 5, 2000, to develop the plan. The planning
structure shall include representation from the Connecticut Employment and Training
Commission, the General Assembly, the Departments of Education, Higher Education
and Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated,
information technology and software companies, the Connecticut Business and Industry
Association, the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, the Connecticut Technology
Council, The University of Connecticut, the Connecticut State University system, the
community-technical colleges, Charter Oak State College, the Connecticut Distance
Learning Consortium, the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges and any
other representatives including regional and state-wide business and technology associations the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission and commissioners deem
necessary.
(b) The report shall specify: (1) The number and job descriptions of workers in
information technology intensive occupations and the associated occupational codes for
those occupations as identified through the Standard Occupational Code classification
system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, (2)
a forecast assessment of demand by Connecticut employers in those occupations for
two, five and ten years from July 1, 2000, (3) methods to generate a sufficient number
of information technology graduates to fill identified needs, including, but not limited
to, scholarship, school-to-career and internship programs, (4) methods to effectively
link appropriate and trained graduates to information technology jobs in this state, including, but not limited to, loan reimbursement programs, (5) what programmatic and
curricular emphasis should be developed to support the growth of electronic commerce,
software and information technology industries, (6) methods secondary and higher education and private industry can use to continue to address information technology workforce needs as they change and evolve over time, and (7) an assessment of existing state
initiatives directed at improving workforce development in Connecticut's information
technology and software industries and a method for ensuring such industries are informed, on a continual basis, of these and other workforce development options as they
are implemented.
(c) The commission shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the General
Assembly and the Governor by October 16, 2000. The report shall include the specifications of the plan. The commission may, prior to the completion of the report, release
findings, data, conclusions or other content on an ongoing basis.
(P.A. 00-187, S. 28, 75; P.A. 01-173, S. 46, 67.)
History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July
1, 2001.
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