Connecticut § 10-265s Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pipeline training pilot program.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 10-265s — Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pipeline training pilot program.

Connecticut § 10-265s

Title 10Education and Culture

Ch. 172Support of Public Schools. Transportation

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265s (2026).

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(a)Not later than March 1, 2023, the Office of Workforce Strategy, in consultation with the Labor Department, Office of Higher Education and Technical Education and Career System, shall establish, within available appropriations, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pipeline training pilot program. The pilot program shall develop preapprenticeship workforce pipeline training programs that are (1) designed to identify and support the training of individuals from underserved and underrepresented populations and historically marginalized communities in the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and any associated trades related to the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, (2) offered to suc

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(a) Not later than March 1, 2023, the Office of Workforce Strategy, in consultation with the Labor Department, Office of Higher Education and Technical Education and Career System, shall establish, within available appropriations, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pipeline training pilot program. The pilot program shall develop preapprenticeship workforce pipeline training programs that are (1) designed to identify and support the training of individuals from underserved and underrepresented populations and historically marginalized communities in the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and any associated trades related to the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, (2) offered to such individuals, and (3) include comprehensive career navigational and wraparound training services including, but not limited to, recruitment, job coaching, supportive services inclusive of transportation services and job placement support. The office shall utilize the selection criteria developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to select organizations to provide services as part of the pilot program. (b) The Office of Workforce Strategy, in consultation with the Labor Department, shall develop selection criteria prioritizing (1) low-income and underrepresented individuals who reside in a municipality with a population of more than one hundred thousand, and (2) nonprofit and community-based organizations currently serving low-income and underrepresented individuals. (c) The Office of Workforce Strategy, in consultation with the Labor Department, the Office of Higher Education and the Technical Education and Career System, may identify recent heating, ventilation and air conditioning system program participants in the state and support such participants in transitioning into a career to immediately fill existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system talent demands. (d) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Office of Workforce Strategy shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a . Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of individuals who have enrolled in a training program offered as part of the pilot program, the number of individuals who have completed such training programs, and the number of individuals who have completed such training program and obtained a permanent job in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system sector.

Legislative History

(P.A. 22-118, S. 368; P.A. 23-160, S. 13.) History: P.A. 22-118 effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-160 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective June 28, 2023.