# Connecticut SB 00383: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Connecticut SB 00383, AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00383-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 00383 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-26 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: higher education and employment advancement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary To implement the recommendations of the Office of Workforce Strategy. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More training options for job seekers: benefit, low. 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 rep… - School partnerships support human services careers: benefit, low. 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 ser… - Later deadline for commercial driver training: cost, low. 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: cost, low. 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’… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee - Cosponsor: Tim Ackert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony Hwang (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 125 | pass | | | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | | | | | 2026-03-17 | House | House Roll Call Vote 264 | pass | | | | ## Bill text - Public Act No. 26-85, 2026-05-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00085-R00SB-00383-PA.PDF) - File No. 177, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-FC.PDF) - HED Joint Favorable, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R01-SB.PDF) - Raised Bill, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 177: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 177: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-FN.PDF) - HED Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00HED-JFR.PDF) - HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00HED-CV36-TS.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 264: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00264-R00SB00383-HV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 125: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00125-R00SB00383-SV.PDF) - Summary for Public Act No. 26-85: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00085-R01SB-00383-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 00400: AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS. (signed) - SB 00370: AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOURLY COMPENSATION FOR ADJUNCT FIRE INSTRUCTORS. (signed) - SB 00391: AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECT… (signed) - SB 00362: AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT. (signed) - SB 00335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS. (signed) - SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT PL… (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 26-85 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00085-R00SB-00383-PA.PDF) - [File No. 177 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-FC.PDF) - [HED Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R01-SB.PDF) - [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 177 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 177 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00383-R000177-FN.PDF) - [HED Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00HED-JFR.PDF) - [HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00383-R00HED-CV36-TS.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 264 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00264-R00SB00383-HV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 125 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00125-R00SB00383-SV.PDF) - [Summary for Public Act No. 26-85 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00085-R01SB-00383-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [SB 00400: AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00400-2026) - [SB 00370: AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOURLY COMPENSATION FOR ADJUNCT FIRE INSTRUCTORS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00370-2026) - [SB 00391: AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TR…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00391-2026) - [SB 00362: AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX ASSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00362-2026) - [SB 00335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00335-2026) - [SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00220-2026) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00383-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).