2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning
Section 4-124uu - Program re trained workforce for the film industry.
(a) The Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in conjunction with the Labor Commissioner and in consultation with the Commissioners of Education and Economic and Community Development, shall establish a program that is designed to develop a trained workforce for the film industry in the state. Such program shall have three components: (1) An unpaid intern training program for high school and college students; (2) a production assistant training program open to any state resident; and (3) a workforce training program that would include classroom training, on-set training and a mentor program.
(b) Not later than ninety days after July 1, 2012, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, with the approval of the Labor Commissioner, shall establish written participation guidelines for the program authorized under this section.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness shall submit a status report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the establishment and operation of the program authorized under this section to the Labor Commissioner, the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and higher education and employment advancement.
(P.A. 07-236, S. 6; P.A. 11-48, S. 97.)
History: P.A. 07-236 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring Office of Workforce Competitiveness to work in conjunction, rather than in consultation, with Labor Commissioner and by deleting Commission on Culture and Tourism from list of entities to be consulted with, amended Subsec. (b) by changing date from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2012, and adding requirement for Labor Commissioner’s approval and amended Subsec. (c) by changing date from January 1, 2008, to January 1, 2012, and adding Labor Commissioner to list of report recipients, effective July 1, 2011.
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