CT SB00239

Commissioner of Consumer Protection must establish a grant program by January 1, 2025, allowing veterans and apprenticeship program sponsors to apply for reimbursement of licensure, certification, registration, or tuition fees.

Eligible for reimbursement: examination fees, initial licensure or certification fees, and annual renewal fees for five years following initial licensure to the Department of Consumer Protection; apprenticeship program fees paid to the Labor Department for veterans; and up to $1,000 in aggregate tuition fees from the Technical Education and Career System.

Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Labor Commissioner, and Technical Education and Career System executive director must jointly submit reports to the General Assembly's Veterans' Affairs Committee starting January 1, 2026, and every six months thereafter, detailing approved applications, total reimbursements, and recommendations for program improvements.

$100,000 is appropriated to the Department of Consumer Protection from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, to fund the grant program.

Effective date is July 1, 2024, with application procedures to be prescribed by the administering agencies.