Membership

Council co-chairpersons are the Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) and Department of Energy & environmental Protection (DEEP) commissioners and the Chief Workforce Officer, or their designees.

The Council consists of the following members:

1. the commissioners of the departments of Economic and Community Development, Energy and Environmental Protection, Transportation, Labor, and Consumer Protection, or their designees;
2. the Chief Workforce Officer or her designee, and one member she appoints to represent a regional workforce development board;
3. the OPM secretary or his designee;
4. the Connecticut Green Bank and Connecticut Innovations, Inc. elevate personnel to the director-level and chief executive officers, or their designees;
5. a representative of the governor’s office;
6. any other members the co-chairpersons designate, who serve at
7. the co-chairpersons’ pleasure;
8. one member appointed by each of the six legislative leaders.

Members appointed by the legislative leaders must have at least one of the following qualifications or backgrounds:

1. being a Connecticut Technical Education Career System member,
2. being a representative of a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping people overcome barriers to workforce participation,
3. having expertise in hiring and training employees in green technology-related trades,
4. being a representative of a higher education institution who has expertise in technical education, or
5. being a Connecticut State Building Trades Council member.