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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 158 of 739

36a-596 of the general statutes. (b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, within available funds, develop seminar programs to assist small businesses with adapting to the business environment in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as defined in section 4-216a of the general statutes, through courses in subject areas, including, but not limited to, electronic commerce, social media, cybersecurity and virtual currency. Said board shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not more than two employees of any small business may enroll in not more than five seminar programs or any course within such seminar programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic Community College at no cost to such small business. Sec. 122. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall post on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services where executive branch employment opportunities are posted, in a prominent location, individual links to the Internet web sites containing the employment opportunities of the judicial branch, legislative branch and the constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes. If the links to such web sites are updated subsequent to such posting, the applicable branch agency or unit shall notify the Department of Administrative Services of the updated link and said department shall update the link posted on its web site. Sec. 123. Section 4-68bb of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) For purposes of this section, "Project Longevity Initiative" means