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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 658 of 739

general statutes, on the design and implementation of the program established pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, commerce, education, finance, revenue and bonding, higher education and employment advancement and labor and public employees. (f) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Office of Workforce Strategy shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the program established pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section to the Governor and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, commerce, education, finance, revenue and bonding, higher education and employment advancement and labor and public employees. Such report may include information on the (1) program completion and job placement rate of individuals participating in the program; (2) starting wages, wage gains and wage growth of individuals employed after participating in the program; (3) funds used as payment obligations, grants and wraparound services for individuals participating in the program; (4) percentage of program participants in compliance with repayment obligations; and (5) total repayments received. Sec. 467. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Advisory Committee to examine other innovative models that support individuals pursuing training to obtain a commercial driver's license and make recommendations for (1) aligning the program established under section 471 of this act with best practices of other states; and (2) methods to ensure the sustainability of the account, including whether to require depositing a percentage of state income tax paid by graduates of the