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General Assembly File No. 457
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 310
Senate, April 7, 2026
The Committee on Education reported through SEN.
MCCRORY, D. of the 2nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee
on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT
PROGRAM TO TRAIN CERTIFIED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
FACILITY OPERATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2026) For the school year commencing July 1
1, 2026, the executive director of the Technical Education and Career 2
System shall establish a pilot program for the provision of one or more 3
courses to train students to become certified wastewater treatment 4
facility operators at technical education and career schools throughout 5
the state. Not later than January 1, 2027, the executive director shall 6
submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 7
general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 8
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. Such 9
report shall include the number of students who enrolled in such course 10
or courses, the timeframe in which such students may become certified 11
wastewater treatment facility operators after completion of such course 12
and recommendations for any funding or legislation to expand such 13
pilot program or to make such pilot program permanent. 14
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section
ED Joint Favorable Subst.
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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Technical Education and Career
System
GF - Cost 18,000 None
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill results in a one -time cost of approximately $18,000 in FY 27
to the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS).
The bill requires CTECS to conduct a pilot program to train students to
become certified wastewater treatment facility operators. The cost is
associated with additional staff hours worked and supplies as well as
materials needed to administer the program.
The Out Years
There is no fiscal impact in the out years, as the bill specifies that the
pilot program is for FY 27 only.
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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 310
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT
PROGRAM TO TRAIN CERTIFIED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
FACILITY OPERATORS.
SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Education Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 42 Nay 3 (03/16/2026)