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SB 389CONNECTICUTSession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Connecticut shifts youth employment fund distribution from fixed percentages to a formula based on economic need

Original title: AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS.

Last action · April 15, 2026: File Number 649Sponsors: Fred Gee and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

To update the allocation of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program funds.

Background
  • The Connecticut Youth Employment Program provides employment and training opportunities for young residents across the state. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

regional workforce development boards

Directly affected

Labor Department

The department is required to establish and collaborate on a new formula to distribute funds to regional workforce development boards.

Directly affected

persons ages fourteen to twenty-four

They receive services funded by the youth employment and training program distributed through the regional boards.

Key Facts

  • The bill replaces fixed percentage allocations of youth employment funds to the five regional workforce development boards with a dynamic formula established by the Labor Commissioner.
  • The new distribution formula must utilize available data including the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in each region.
  • The formula must also incorporate economically disadvantaged youth data from the most recent American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau.
  • The formula includes the number of at-risk students, defined as high school students in danger of not graduating.
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  • The program serves persons ages fourteen to twenty-four.
  • The Labor Commissioner, in collaboration with regional workforce development boards, may update the formula to reflect current workforce conditions.
  • The program is supported annually by the General Fund through the Department of Labor, with $10.3 million appropriated for fiscal year 2027.

Frequently Asked Questions

What age group does the Connecticut Youth Employment Program serve?
The program serves persons aged fourteen to twenty-four.
Who determines the allocation formula for the funds?
The Labor Commissioner establishes and may update the formula in collaboration with the .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.

Procedural history

9 actions
  1. Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    File Number 649
  2. Apr 15, 2026Senate
    Senate Calendar Number 412
  3. Apr 15, 2026Senate
    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  4. Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
  5. Apr 9, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/26 5:00 PM
  6. Apr 2, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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  1. Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Joint Favorable Substitute
  2. Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Public Hearing 03/12
  3. Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

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Sponsors

Fred GeeHouse · District 126DemocraticCosponsor
Kara RochelleHouse · District 104DemocraticCosponsor
Anthony NolanHouse · District 39DemocraticCosponsor

Connected Entities

The Workplace, Inc., Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board, Inc., The Workforce Alliance and 4 more
OrganizationThe Workplace, Inc.“Regional workforce development board previously receiving a fixed statutory perc”Map →
OrganizationNorthwest Regional Workforce Investment Board, Inc.“Regional workforce development board previously receiving a fixed statutory perc”Map →
OrganizationThe Workforce Alliance“Regional workforce development board previously receiving a fixed statutory perc”Map →
OrganizationEastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board“Regional workforce development board previously receiving a fixed statutory perc”Map →
OrganizationCapitol Workforce Partners“Regional workforce development board previously receiving a fixed statutory perc”Map →
OrganizationLabor Department“Distributes youth employment and training funds”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Census Bureau“Conducts the American Community Survey used in the allocation formula”Map →

Sources

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cga.ct.gov

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  • Controversy10
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