ConnecticutConnecticut’s workforce council brings business, labor, and training voices together
Connecticut’s workforce council includes business, labor, educators, community groups, and people enrolled in or recently finished with job training.
What it does
The law provides for a council with business, labor, education, government, and community voices. It includes 30 appointed business members and seats for workers, educators, and job training participants.
The Governor chooses the council chair from its appointed business members, and the Chief Workforce Officer serves as vice-chair. The council must meet at least once each calendar quarter.
Argument forSeats for business, rehabilitation, and building trades representatives could bring more workplace and training perspectives to council discussions.
Argument againstA council with as many as 62 members could take longer to coordinate views and make decisions.
More detail
The law provides for a council with members from business, labor, government, education, and community groups. Other seats include labor representatives, public officials, educators, colleges, community organizations, and two people enrolled in or recently finished with nondegree job training. The Governor appoints 30 business members who meet the listed qualifications. At least one business member must represent small businesses, one must be an expert in residential construction, and one must be an expert in unionized construction. The council may have no more than 62 members.
The law sets rules for choosing council leaders, forming committees, and holding meetings. These rules apply to the Governor’s Workforce Council. The Governor chooses the chair from among the appointed business members; the Chief Workforce Officer serves as vice-chair. The council may form committees and delegate some of its powers, but not powers that the law requires the full council to exercise. This section took effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 4SIGNED BY Governor Ned LamontBecame Law
- May 26TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- May 26TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- May 19PUBLIC ACT 26-99
- May 5IN CONCURRENCE
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote 258. Result: pass.Lower
- May 5HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- May 5HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 566
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 243. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 242. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- May 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
- May 4SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. APassed House
- May 4SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. APassed Senate
- May 4SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. AMajor
- Mar 19FILE NO. 81
- Mar 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 81
- Mar 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- Mar 13REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/18/26Minor
- Mar 6FILED WITH LCOMinor
- Mar 5Joint FavorableMinor
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARING 0303
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public EmployeesIntroduced
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