Connecticut SB 310: AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAIN CERTIFIED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATORS.

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General Assembly  
Substitute Bill No. 310  
February Session, 2026 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT 
PROGRAM TO TRAIN CERTIFIED WASTEWATER TREATMENT 
FACILITY OPERATORS.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2026) For the school year commencing July 1 
1,  2026,  the  executive  director  of  the  Technical  Education  and  Career 2 
System shall establish a pilot program for the provision of one or more 3 
courses  to  train  students  to  become  certified  wastewater  treatment 4 
facility operators at technical education and career schools throughout 5 
the  state.  Not  later  than January  1,  2027, the executive  director shall 6 
submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 7 
general   statutes,   to   the   joint   standing   committee   of   the   General 8 
Assembly  having  cognizance  of  matters  relating  to education.  Such 9 
report shall include the number of students who enrolled in such course 10 
or courses, the timeframe in which such students may become certified 11 
wastewater treatment facility operators after completion of such course 12 
and  recommendations  for  any  funding  or  legislation  to  expand  such 13 
pilot program or to make such pilot program permanent. 14 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
July 1, 2026 
New section 
 
ED Joint Favorable Subst.