Substitute Senate Bill No. 903 Summary

• Changes workforce planning requirements so the Labor Commissioner must submit information on general economic trends, occupational data, and emerging workforce needs over the next ten years (reduced from thirty years) to joint legislative committees by November 15 annually.

• Replaces references to the "Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council" with the "Labor Department" throughout apprenticeship statutes, transferring apprenticeship registration and certification authority to the Labor Department under section 31-22r.

• Modifies unemployment insurance benefit year calculation for individuals receiving workers' compensation or on sick/disability leave to use four consecutive quarters immediately preceding the most recently worked quarter rather than the first four of five most recently worked quarters.

• Streamlines job training coordinator provisions in section 31-3b by removing specific interagency committee requirements while preserving the Labor Commissioner's authority to contract for training services and accept funds from public or private sources.

• Repeals multiple obsolete labor statutes (sections 31-3a, 31-3g, 31-3u, 31-3ff, 31-3ii, 31-22s, and 31-76n) and authorizes community colleges to award credit for qualified apprenticeship training programs.