Bill Text: CT SB00213 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Veterans' Opportunities Pilot Program.
Spectrum:
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-11 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00213 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00213-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 213 | ||
February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 1370 | ||
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE VETERANS' OPPORTUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2014) (a) There is established within the Labor Department the Veterans' Opportunities pilot program. The program shall consist of (1) grants from the department to nonprofit housing agencies to hire job placement specialists trained to understand the employment challenges and advantages unique to veterans, and (2) a state-wide coordinator within the department to manage the network of employment services for veterans.
(b) The Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall develop criteria for a nonprofit housing agency to be eligible for grants under the program. Such criteria shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the region served by the agency, (2) the demonstrated need of homeless veterans within such region for job placement, (3) the agency's ability to support and implement the work of a job placement specialist, and (4) such other factors as may be relevant. Any agency receiving a grant under the program shall, prior to offering employment to a job placement specialist, submit to the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, the resume of the person it is intending to employ, and said commissioners shall approve or disapprove such hiring not later than ten business days after submittal of such resume.
(c) The Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall designate a state-wide coordinator to manage the network of employment services for veterans. The duties of the coordinator shall include (1) overseeing the work of the job placement specialists hired pursuant to the program established by this section, (2) identifying and coordinating employment specialists and job developers throughout the state who work with veterans, (3) centralizing and facilitating job referrals, (4) organizing a network of employers who will hire and support homeless veterans or veterans at risk of homelessness, (5) providing information to employers about resources and incentives available to those who employ veterans, (6) supporting efforts to automatically transfer military occupational certifications to the private sector, and (7) doing all that is necessary to provide homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness with effective employment services. The coordinator shall be housed within the Labor Department, but shall provide monthly reports and updates to the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs.
(d) The Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall provide a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, veterans and housing, regarding the establishment, implementation and results of the Veterans' Opportunities pilot program. Such report shall be submitted not later than January 1, 2015, and shall include any recommendations for changes to said program.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2014 |
New section |
VA |
Joint Favorable |
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LAB |
Joint Favorable |