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HB 7216 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM.

HB 7216 establishes a new executive director role for Connecticut's Technical Education and Career System, replacing previous oversight structures. The executive director, appointed by the governor with educational experience, will manage system operations, approve contracts, and coordinate with schools, employers, and training programs to provide vocational and technical education. The bill also creates a minimum $500 financial aid award for full-time students at regional community colleges or technical education schools, covering unpaid tuition after other aid is applied. This directly affects students pursuing certificates or degrees, school administrators, and state education funding mechanisms.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes executive director for technical education system and creates $500 financial aid award for community college students, enhancing vocational training access and funding.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
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Raised Bill → ED Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was changed from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' with several substantive modifications to the Technical Education and Career System. The most significant change is the replacement of 'private career schools' with a specific 'nonprofit training institute' that provides building trades training to underserved populations, narrowing the scope of eligible cooperative partners. Additionally, the bill was renumbered and reorganized, with new subsections added regarding staff position requests and the definition of 'Eligible institutional costs' was expanded to include adult education programs.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed regarding cooperative arrangements with private entities, specifically replacing general 'private career schools' with a specific type of nonprofit training institute focused on building trades and underserved populations.
SCOPE

Cooperative arrangements with 'private career schools' were replaced with a specific 'nonprofit training institute in the state that provides training in the building trades to underserved populations', narrowing which private entities can partner with the system.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection (f) was added requiring the executive director to communicate with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management when requesting staff positions, with priority given to instructional staff requests.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Eligible institutional costs' was expanded to include costs for adult education programs in addition to regional community-technical colleges.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of 'Qualifying student' was modified to remove specific semester references (fall 2020) and clarify enrollment requirements for technical education and career schools.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from 'Raised Bill No. 7216' to 'Substitute Bill No. 7216' and the LCO number was updated from 6279 to reflect the substitute version, with page numbers adjusted from 7 pages to 6 pages.

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Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference APP
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Education
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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