Connecticut SB 346: AN ACT CONCERNING THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE COUNCIL.

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Senate Bill No. 346 
 
Public Act No. 26-99 
 
 
AN     ACT     CONCERNING     THE     MODIFICATIONS     TO     THE 
GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE COUNCIL. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Section  31-3i  of the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 
(a) Pursuant to [Section 101 of the federal Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128] 29 USC 3111, as amended from 
time to time, the members of the Governor's Workforce Council shall be: 
(1) The Governor; 
(2) A  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  appointed  by  the 
speaker of the House of Representatives, and a member of the Senate, 
appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 
(3) [Twenty-four] Thirty members, appointed by the Governor, who 
(A) are owners of a business, chief executives or operating officers of a 
business,  or  other  business  executives  or  employers  with  optimum 
policy-making   or   hiring   authority;   (B)   represent   businesses   or 
organizations representing   businesses   that   provide   employment 
opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant 
training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupation 

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in  the  state; [or] and (C)  have been  nominated  by  state  business 
organizations or business trade associations. At a minimum, at least one 
such member shall represent small businesses, as defined by the United 
States Small Business Administration, at least one such member shall be 
an expert in residential construction and at least one such member shall 
be an expert in unionized construction; 
(4) The Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of Aging and Disability 
Services, Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Economic and 
Community Development  and  the  Chief  Workforce  Officer,  or  their 
respective designees; 
(5) Four  representatives  of  labor  organizations,  who  have  been 
nominated by state labor federations and appointed by the Governor; 
(6) An individual, appointed by the Governor, who is a member of a 
labor organization or a training director from a joint labor-management 
apprenticeship program, or, if no such joint program exists in the state, 
such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the state; 
(7) [An individual, appointed by the Governor, who is an expert in 
residential   construction] A   director   of   a   vocational   rehabilitation 
program  within  the  Department  of  Aging  and  Disability  Services, 
appointed by the Governor; 
(8) Five   members,   appointed   by   the   Governor,   who   represent 
community-based  organizations  that  have  demonstrated  experience 
and   expertise   in   addressing   employment,   training,   or   education, 
including one representative of a community action agency, as defined 
in section   17b-885,   and   one   representative   of   a   philanthropic 
organization; 
(9) A   representative   from   the   Connecticut   State   Colleges   and 
Universities, a representative from The University of Connecticut and a 
representative  from  a  nonprofit  institution  of  higher  education  in  the 

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state, each appointed by the Governor; 
(10) A representative from a regional vocational-technical school and 
a  representative  from  a  regional  agricultural  science  and  technology 
school, each appointed by the Governor; 
(11) Two  superintendents  of  a  local  or  regional  board  of  education, 
appointed by the Governor; 
(12) A  certified  teacher  employed  by  a  local  or  regional  board  of 
education, appointed by the Governor; 
(13) Two  chief  elected  officials  of  municipalities,  appointed  by  the 
Governor; [and]  
(14) Two  members  of  the  public,  who  are  enrolled  in  or  who  have 
recently completed a nondegree workforce training program, appointed 
by the Governor; and [.] 
(15)   A   representative   of   a   labor   organization,   who   has   been 
nominated by a state building trades labor organization and appointed 
by the Governor. 
(b) All  appointments  shall  be  made  in  a  manner  that  reflects  the 
diversity of the state, including, but not limited to, geographic, gender 
identity, racial and ethnic diversity. 
(c) The  Governor  shall  appoint  the  chairperson  of  the  Governor's 
Workforce  Council  from  among  the  members  appointed  pursuant  to 
subdivision  (3)  of  subsection  (a)  of  this  section.  The  Chief  Workforce 
Officer shall serve as the vice-chairperson of the council. 
(d) The  Governor's  Workforce  Council  may  establish  an  executive 
committee  composed  of  members  appointed  by  the  chairperson.  The 
vice-chairperson of the council shall be a member of any such executive 
committee.  The  council  may  delegate  to  the