1. (a) The Labor Commissioner may contract with any public or private agency for educational and job training services.
2. (b) The Labor Commissioner may accept and receive funds from any public or private source which become available for the purposes of this section and section 31-3d.

(P.A. 77-523, S. 1–4; 77-614, S. 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-337, S. 3; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 21-141, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. 21-2, S. 213.)

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced department of commerce with department of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-337 added Subsec. (a)(3) to require that programs provide work training opportunities and placement of the chronically unemployed; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 21-141 deleted former Subsecs. (a) and (b) re appointment and duties of job training coordinator and establishment of interagency program coordinating committee, respectively, and redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 7, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 made identical changes as P.A. 21-141, effective June 23, 2021.