The Labor Commissioner, with the approval of the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Education, shall establish a customized job training program for preemployment and postemployment job training for the purpose of meeting the labor requirements of manufacturing or economic base businesses, as defined in subsection (l) of section 32-222*, and shall implement such job training program. Such job training program shall include training designed to increase the basic skills of employees, including, but not limited to, training in written and oral communication, mathematics or science, or training in technical and technological skills. The Labor Commissioner shall use funds appropriated to the Labor Department for vocational and manpower training in carrying out such job training program, except that not more than four per cent of such funds may be used to pay the cost of its administration. Upon receipt of a request for job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall notify the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or his or her designee, of such request. The president, or his or her designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can be designed at a regional communitytechnical college to meet such training need and shall notify the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor Commissioner shall, to the extent possible, make arrangements for the participation of the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary institutions, adult education programs, opportunities industrialization centers and the Technical Education and Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing other providers to meet such training need. Nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from considering or choosing other providers to meet the training needs of such employer, provided the Labor Commissioner approves such employer’s use of such other providers. For the period from July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1999, the Labor Commissioner, or his or her designee, the chancellor of the community-technical colleges and the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education shall meet semiannually to review actions taken pursuant to this section and section 32-6j.

(P.A. 77-370, S. 2, 13; 77-614, S. 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 89-260, S. 39, 41; P.A. 91-256, S. 66, 69; P.A. 92-126, S. 31, 48; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-190, S. 1, 8; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 99-236, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 283; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 16-15, S. 37; P.A. 17-237, S. 101.)

*Note: Former Subsec. (l) of Sec. 32-222 was deleted by section 2 of public act 08-34.

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced commissioner of commerce with commissioner of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-218 replaced state colleges with the Connecticut State University pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 89-260 substituted “regional technical colleges” for “state technical colleges”; P.A. 91-256 made a technical change; P.A. 92-126 changed the references to community colleges and technical colleges to reference to community-technical colleges; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 96-190 added provisions concerning notification to the chancellor of the regional community-technical colleges, or his designee, and the determination by the chancellor or designee of the availability of a program at a community-technical college, increased the types of institutions the Labor Commissioner is required, to the extent possible, to make arrangements for participation in the program, specified that the Labor Commissioner is not precluded from choosing other providers and added provision for semiannual meetings to review actions taken pursuant to this section and Sec. 32-6j, effective July 1, 1996 (Revisor’s note: A reference to “Commissioner of Labor” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Labor Commissioner” for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 99-236 provided for customized job training for the labor requirements of manufacturing or economic base businesses, provided specifications for such training, provided for participation of opportunities industrialization centers, and added a provision regarding employers choosing other job training providers; P.A. 11-48 replaced “chancellor of the regional community-technical colleges” with “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 16-15 replaced “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-237 replaced “state technical high schools” with “the Technical Education and Career System”, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017.