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HB05491 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRALIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION.

AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRALIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Centralizing Workforce Development Information

This law requires the Labor Commissioner to create a single online location listing job training, career counseling, and other workforce development resources.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Labor Commissioner to build an informational web page on the state Labor Department website by January 1, 2027.
  • Creates a central place for information about job training, career counseling, and workforce organizations.
  • Includes links to outside sources that offer regional sector partnerships and other relevant topics.
  • Requires the Labor Commissioner to update the web page with new or changed resources every six months.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state Labor Department
  • People looking for job training, career counseling information, or workforce development opportunities

Terms To Know

Central repository
A single place where different types of information are collected and stored.
Regional sector partnerships
Groups or topics related to connecting businesses, workers, and training programs in a specific area or industry.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not list which outside websites must be included on the page.
  • The text does not say how much money will be used to build or update the web page.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-05-28 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  3. 2026-05-28 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  4. 2026-05-20 LCO

    Public Act 26-145

  5. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A

  6. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  7. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  8. 2026-05-02 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  9. 2026-05-02 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 525

  10. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5480

  11. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  12. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal to the Senate

  13. 2026-04-07 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  14. 2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  15. 2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 316

  16. 2026-04-07 LCO

    File Number 432

  17. 2026-03-30 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM

  18. 2026-03-19 LAB

    Joint Favorable

  19. 2026-03-19 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  20. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/10

  21. 2026-03-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

Official Summary Text

To require the Labor Commissioner to create a central repository of information, resources and materials regarding workforce development organizations and opportunities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
House Bill No. 5491

Public Act No. 26-145

AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRALIZATION OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026) Not later than January 1,
2027, the Labor Commissioner shall create an informational web page,
as part of the Internet web site of the Labor Department, to serve as a
central repository of information, resources and materials, including
links to external sources of such information, resources and materials
regarding (1) job training, career counseling and workforce
development organizations and opportunities available, (2) regional
sector partnerships, and (3) other topics relevan t to workforce
development. The Labor Commissioner shall, on a semiannual basis,
update the information, resources and materials described in this
section for items to be included on such informational web page.