{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-421g","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421g","heading":"Workforce training program for cannabis industry.","body":"(a) The Social Equity Council, in coordination with the Department of Economic and Community Development and Labor Department, shall develop a workforce training program to further equity goals, ensure cannabis establishments have access to a well-trained employee applicant pool, and support individuals who live in a disproportionately impacted area to find employment in the cannabis industry.\n(b) The Social Equity Council, in consultation with the Department of Economic and Community Development and Labor Department, shall:\n(1) Consult with cannabis establishments on an ongoing basis to assess the hiring needs of their businesses;\n(2) Develop a universal application for prospective enrollees in workforce training programs as part of the workforce training programs developed pursuant to this section;\n(3) Partner with the regional workforce development boards and institutions of higher education to develop workforce training programs;\n(4) Develop a series of cannabis career pathways so that workers have the ability to vertically advance their careers within the cannabis industry;\n(5) Partner with associated training providers to track and report performance outcomes of participants entering a cannabis workforce training program. Performance outcomes shall include, but not be limited to, enrollment, completion and placement of each individual entering into a training program; and\n(6) Explore the creation of a series of apprenticeship programs for cannabis workers across the state.\n(c) Upon completion of a workforce training program, enrollees may opt to have their information provided to cannabis establishments as prospective employees.","path":["TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 420h. REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS","PART I. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_420h.htm#sec_21a-421g","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"22559a388d6b23db2913e7c80ba20b7a8549df96902e3117d58b9c5af77a1262","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-421f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-421h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}