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ConnecticutSB 003832026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
Sponsored By: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To implement the recommendations of the Office of Workforce Strategy.
higher education and employment advancement
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4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
More training options for job seekers
Beginning June 2, 2026, Connecticut’s Career Accelerator Program can include careers requiring more than one year of training. The Office of Workforce Strategy identifies added training options and providers. The Chief Workforce Officer must approve adding or removing training options. Existing repayment rules stay unchanged: participants receiving direct tuition payments must repay them if placed after training in higher-paying jobs.
School partnerships support human services careers
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut’s Chief Workforce Officer must help local and regional school boards build or strengthen partnerships. These partnerships link schools with human services providers and colleges. They support paths to a diploma, credential, certificate, or license and a human services job.
Later deadline for commercial driver training
Beginning June 2, 2026, the law moves Connecticut’s deadline to launch its commercial driver’s license training program. The deadline changes from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2027. This gives the state more time to make the program available to people seeking driver training.
Human services career program requirement ends
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut no longer requires the Chief Workforce Officer to establish the Human Services Career Pipeline program. The repeal removes required program elements: training, certification, job placement, and incentives to keep workers in human services jobs. It ends the state’s duty to provide this career pathway, rather than guaranteeing those supports remain available.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Tim Ackert
Republican • House
Tony Hwang
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/17/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 125
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Senate vote • 3/17/2026
HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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House vote • 3/17/2026
House Roll Call Vote 264
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Bill Text
Public Act No. 26-85
5/19/2026
File No. 177
3/25/2026
HED Joint Favorable
3/17/2026
Raised Bill
2/26/2026
Bill Analysis For File Copy 177
Fiscal Note For File Copy 177
HED Joint Fav. Rpt
HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
House Roll Call Vote 264
Senate Roll Call Vote 125
Summary for Public Act No. 26-85
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