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CT HB05441

Bill

Status

Passed

6/26/2023

Primary Sponsor

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a task force to develop a plan for nursing student clinical placements at state facilities, including correctional facilities and departments of mental health, children and families, and developmental services, with a report due by January 1, 2024.

  • Modifies the Office of Workforce Strategy reporting requirement to submit annual reports on workforce training programs until October 1, 2025 (previously until October 1, 2025 with no end date specified).

  • Directs the insurance commissioner to promote development, growth, and employment opportunities within Connecticut's insurance industry.

  • Establishes an Alliance District Educator and Counselor Loan Subsidy Program to subsidize interest rates on loans for teachers, paraeducators, and school counselors employed in alliance districts, effective January 1, 2024.

  • Creates a Police Officer Loan Subsidy Program effective July 1, 2024 to subsidize interest rates on loans for police officers employed in distressed municipalities, and expands the existing Nursing and Mental Health Care Loan Subsidy Program to include Emergency Medical Service professionals.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Clinical Placements For Nursing Students, Reporting By The Office Of Workforce Strategy, Promotion Of The Development Of The Insurance Industry And Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority Student Loan Subsidy Programs For Various Professions.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/26/2023

Committee Referrals

Higher Education and Employment Advancement1/17/2023

Full Bill Text

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