Sec. 4-124y. Information technology credential or degree program. Guidelines. Report.
Sec. 4-124y. Information technology credential or degree program. Guidelines. Report. (a) Within available appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2002, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in consultation with the Department
of Higher Education and the Boards of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the
Community-Technical Colleges and the Connecticut State University System, shall establish a pilot program that is designed to assist noninformation technology workers who
demonstrate an aptitude in information technology to earn an information technology
credential or degree at one of the constituent units of the state system of higher education.
(b) Not later than ninety days after July 1, 2001, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in consultation with the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Boards
of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the Community-Technical Colleges and
the Connecticut State University System, shall establish written participation guidelines
for the pilot program authorized under this section.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2002, the Office of Workforce Competitiveness shall
submit a status report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a on the establishment and on any operation of the pilot program authorized under this section to the
Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, the joint standing committees of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and education and to the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to workforce development.
(P.A. 01-193, S. 5, 9; P.A. 03-19, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 01-193 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-19 made a technical change in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective May
12, 2003.
See Sec. 10-19c re pilot program established by the Department of Education, in cooperation with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, to encourage students in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, to pursue careers in information
technology.