CT HB05164

Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges must require uniform naming of green jobs certificate and degree programs across all community-technical colleges (effective October 1, 2010)

Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, in collaboration with Connecticut Energy Sector Partnership, shall annually collect and publicize information about higher education institutions' green technology programs and their alignment with employer needs (effective October 1, 2010)

Regional vocational-technical schools and public institutions of higher education must develop agreements to share equipment needed for green jobs programs, including solar photovoltaic installation (effective October 1, 2010)

Department of Higher Education must annually publish a list of all green jobs courses, certificates, and degree programs offered by vocational schools and public higher education institutions, along with an inventory of related equipment (effective October 1, 2010)

Public institutions of higher education must support development of career ladders and lattices in green technology, particularly for workers who received training through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, and staff at clean energy centers must meet quarterly to collaborate on green technology initiatives (effective October 1, 2010)