Committee Bill No. 6227 Summary

• Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of developing public-private partnerships that provide work-based learning opportunities for high school and college students in industries with hiring needs in Connecticut.

• Task force shall identify industries with hiring needs, analyze education and skill requirements for jobs, review existing work-based learning programs in Connecticut and other states, and examine whether the state's apprentice training program can be expanded to support such partnerships.

• Task force composition includes 16 appointed members representing trade organizations, major employers, community foundations, education advocacy, state agencies, colleges, universities, and employee labor organizations, with appointments made within 30 days of the bill's effective date.

• Task force must submit annual reports on findings and recommendations to joint standing committees on education, higher education and employment advancement, and labor from January 1, 2022 through January 1, 2025, with the task force terminating upon submission of its fourth annual report or January 1, 2025, whichever is later.

• The joint standing committee on higher education and employment advancement shall provide administrative staff support to the task force.