Sec. 10-20b. Connecticut career certificate. Compliance with federal laws and regulations, required.
Sec. 10-20b. Connecticut career certificate. Compliance with federal laws and
regulations, required. (a) Except for the provisions of chapter 567, all state and federal
laws and regulations relating to employment, apprenticeship and occupational licensing
shall apply to students in a program leading to a Connecticut career certificate pursuant
to section 10-20a. Employers found to be in violation of a federal or state labor law may
be prohibited from participation in the program.
(b) Students participating in such programs shall not: (1) Replace any employee or
cause any reduction in hours of work, wages or employment benefits of any employee
of an employer participating in the program or (2) be employed in a job from which an
employee of a participating employer has been laid off and for which he retains recall
rights. No employer shall terminate the employment of any of its employees or otherwise
reduce its workforce or work hours in order to fill a vacancy so created with a student
participating in the program. The participation of any employer who is a party to one
or more collective bargaining agreements covering work to be performed by a student
participating in the program shall be conditioned on the written concurrence of each
labor organization that is a party to such an agreement.
(c) The employment of students in programs established pursuant to section 10-20a
shall be in compliance with sections 31-23 and 31-58 and shall be paid employment,
unless the Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, in consultation with
the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, receives and approves
a written request from the principal of the school or the chief executive officer of the
agency operating the program in which the student is enrolled, or the designee of such
principal or chief executive officer, that such employment not be paid because of worksite experiences that are generally not paid employment, such as community service
activities. The terms of compensation shall be (1) negotiated between the employer
and such principal or chief executive officer, or the designee of such principal or chief
executive officer, (2) accepted by the student, (3) based on the nature of the work and
the status of the student-worker as a student, (4) reasonable for the actual work performed, and (5) in compliance with the provisions of title 31 concerning the employment
of minors.
(P.A. 94-116, S. 22, 28; P.A. 97-195, S. 2, 5; P.A. 07-20, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 94-116 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 97-195 amended Subsec. (c) to add references to the chief executive
officer of the agency operating the program and made technical changes, effective June 24, 1997; P.A. 07-20 amended
Subsec. (c) to add provisions re compliance with Secs. 31-23 and 31-58 and title 31 and make technical changes, effective
July 1, 2007.