CT HB06791

Establishes specific criteria for determining "reasonable assurance" of future employment for adjunct faculty at higher education institutions, requiring written, oral, or implied job offers in the same capacity at 90% or more of previous wages.

Prohibits reasonable assurance offers from being contingent on factors within institutional control, including course programming, funding allocation, program modifications, or facility availability.

Requires higher education institutions to submit lists to the Labor Department within 10 days before the end of each academic year or term identifying which adjunct faculty have or have not received reasonable assurance of continued employment.

Provides retroactive unemployment compensation to adjunct faculty if an institution provides reasonable assurance that is not honored in the subsequent academic term, dating back to the institution's attestation of assurance or the required attestation date.

Takes effect October 1, 2023, amending section 31-227(d) of Connecticut's general statutes.