CT SB00538

Department of Education must establish a rubric for career pathway training programs and develop an accelerated teacher certification pathway for people working in the trades

A task force will be established to examine transportation barriers faced by participants in work-based learning programs

Commissioner of Consumer Protection must adopt regulations setting a 2:1 journeyperson to apprentice ratio from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, for electrical, plumbing, heating/piping/cooling, sprinkler filter, sheet metal, and non-electrician solar panel installer trades

Fines will be increased for contractors who violate journeyperson to apprentice ratios, and standards for exceptions to accommodate workforce shortages will be developed and published

State Auditors of Public Accounts must conduct an audit on the effectiveness of each state-funded workforce development program