02/28/2023
February 23, 2023 Labor and Public Employees Committee SB 151
Public Hearing Testimony of
Danté Bartolomeo
Commissioner
Department of Labor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
February 23, 2023
Good Morning Senator Kushner, Representative Sanchez, Senator Sampson, Representative Ackert and members of the Labor and Public Employees Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with written testimony regarding SB 151: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FULL EMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND. My name is Danté Bartolomeo and I am the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor.
The CT Department of Labor (CTDOL) would welcome the opportunity to work with the proponents to better understand the intent of this bill. As currently drafted, CTDOL would incur a fiscal impact to establish and administer an employment trust fund that would be used to fund employment opportunity grants for public and nonprofit entities to create employment opportunities and job-training programs for certain populations. It is important to note that we currently have programs that are both federally and state funded to assist disadvantaged youth and students.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with this written testimony regarding SB 151. We are available to answer any questions you may have as you move forward with drafting this proposal.
Connecticut Department of Labor • www.ct.gov/dol
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