{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-200g","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200g","heading":"Clean Economy Council. Established. Purpose. Duties. Members. Report.","body":"(a) There is established a Connecticut Clean Economy Council that shall advise on economic development strategies and policies that strengthen the state's climate mitigation, clean energy, resilience and sustainability programs, in particular for vulnerable communities, as defined in section 16-243y.\n(b) Such council shall meet not less than quarterly, at dates, times and locations to be established by the cochairpersons of such council. The council shall: (1) Identify opportunities to leverage state and federal funding to scale economic development and workforce opportunities associated with climate mitigation, clean energy, resilience and sustainability investments, (2) serve as a central coordinating body for climate mitigation, clean energy, resilience and sustainability workforce efforts and opportunities state-wide for a technically advanced, enduring labor force, (3) develop economic development and workforce strategies that support investment and growth of climate mitigation, clean energy, resilience and sustainability job growth, and (4) advise the Governor on any state-wide economic or workforce action plan in clean energy, climate and sustainability.\n(c) Such council shall develop a plan to facilitate the transition of workers from fossil-fuel-based employment to clean economy jobs consistent with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such plan shall be submitted not later than July 1, 2026, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, energy and technology and commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.\n(d) Such council shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, who shall also serve as a cochairperson of the council, (2) the Chief Workforce Officer, or said officer's designee, who shall also serve as a cochairperson of the council, (3) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, who shall also serve as cochairperson of the council, (4) the Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (6) a representative from the office of the Governor, (7) the chief executive officer of the Connecticut Green Bank, or the chief executive officer's designee, (8) the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, or the chief executive officer's designee, (9) the Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, (10) the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's designee, (11) one member appointed by the Chief Workforce Officer who shall be a representative of a regional workforce development board, (12) one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, (13) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, (14) one member appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (15) one member appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (16) one member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (17) one member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and (18) any other member so designated by the cochairpersons. Members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (12) to (17), inclusive, of this subsection shall have one or more of the following backgrounds or qualifications: (A) Be a member of the Connecticut Technical Education Career System, (B) be a representative of a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping people overcome barriers to workforce participation, (C) have expertise in hiring and training employees in the trades related to green technologies, (D) be a representative of a higher education institution and have expertise in technical education, or (E) be a member of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council. Any member appointed pursuant to subdivision (18) of this subsection shall serve at the pleasure of the cochairpersons of the council.\n(e) A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum.\n(f) The cochairpersons shall, in addition to their general duties, have the following specific responsibilities: The cochairperson from the Department of Economic and Community Development shall lead the activities specified in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section and the cochairperson from the Office of Workforce Strategy shall lead the activities specified in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section.\n(g) Not later than February 15, 2026, and biannually thereafter, the council shall report on its work, findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Office of Policy and Management, and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, energy and technology, higher education and commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.","path":["TITLE 22a. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 446c. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_446c.htm#sec_22a-200g","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:25Z","sha256":"40de1b4b0626e80cb56753b224a83a7dc588510d48a6c8a002fa028793fd23c7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-200f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}