Connecticut HB 5409: AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONDISCLOSURE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL EMPLOYEES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5409
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING TROOPS-TO-TRADES INITIATIVES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) (1) Not later than 1
January 1, 2027, and thereafter in accordance with the findings of the 2
study described in subsection (b) of this section, the Labor 3
Commissioner shall update the informational web page, hosted on the 4
Internet web site of the Labor Department, which serves as a central 5
repository of information, resources and materials, including links to 6
external sources of such information, resources and materials, regarding 7
job training, career counseling, workforce development organizations, 8
employers who are veteran and military-friendly or who establish and 9
commit to meeting targets for the hiring of veterans and current and 10
former members of the armed forces, and other topics relevant to the 11
state's population of current and former members of the armed forces 12
who may be transitioning from military service to a professional 13
occupation in the civilian workforce. On and after January 1, 2027, the 14
commissioner shall (A) post in a conspicuous location on such 15
informational web page details of relevant employment assistance 16
programming administered by the Military Department, as described in 17
subsection (a) of section 2 of this act, and the job fair conducted by the 18
Department of Veterans Affairs, as described in subsection (b) of section 19
3 of this act, and (B) undertake efforts to optimize the visibility of such 20

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informational web page in Internet search engine results. 21
(2) On and after January 1, 2027, the Labor Commissioner, in 22
consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs and the 23
Adjutant General, shall annually solicit known and reputable providers 24
of the information, resources and materials described in subdivision (1) 25
of this subsection for items to be included on the informational web page 26
described in said subdivision. 27
(b) (1) Not later than January 1, 2028, the Labor Commissioner shall 28
study models from other states within the northeastern region of the 29
United States that deploy technology, including, but not limited to, 30
artificial intelligence, as defined in section 4-68jj of the general statutes, 31
to connect current and former members of the armed forces with 32
prospective employers based on such members' military occupational 33
specialties, educational backgrounds and professional backgrounds. 34
The commissioner shall use the findings from such study to update the 35
informational web page described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 36
this section. 37
(2) Not later than February 1, 2028, the Labor Commissioner shall 38
submit a report on the commissioner's findings and recommendations 39
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 40
cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs, in 41
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 42
(c) (1) On and after January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Veterans 43
Affairs shall send a biweekly electronic mail newsletter, containing 44
relevant resources and materials included on the informational web 45
page described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, to 46
interested recipients. The Labor Commissioner shall make available on 47
such informational page a form through which interested persons can 48
request to receive such biweekly electronic mail newsletter, and shall 49
each month forward to the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs the 50
electronic mail addresses of those interested recipients who have made 51
such request during the preceding month. 52

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(2) On and after January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Veterans 53
Affairs shall post in a conspicuous location on the Internet web site of 54
the Department of Veterans Affairs a link to the informational web page 55
described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. 56
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) Not later than January 1, 57
2028, the Adjutant General, in consultation with the Labor 58
Commissioner and within existing resources, shall increase promotion 59
of, and periodically make improvements to, the state-based 60
employment assistance program developed and administered by the 61
Military Department for the provision of advice and information to 62
current and former members of the armed forces, including members of 63
any reserve component thereof, and of the National Guard, who are 64
considering available educational and occupational opportunities. The 65
Adjutant General and the Labor Commissioner shall tailor such 66
promotion and improvements to better supplement the federal 67
transition assistance program administered by the United States 68
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