1. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the Chief Workforce Officer and the Governor's Workforce Council, may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3o, inclusive, and 31-3r.
2. (b) The Chief Workforce Officer shall distribute all information received under the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3o, inclusive, and 31-3r, to the Governor's Workforce Council in order to ensure that the review and coordination duties of the council are effectively carried out.
3. (c) The Governor may approve, upon the recommendation of the Governor's Workforce Council, each board established pursuant to section 31-3k which meets the requirements of sections 31-3j to 31-3o, inclusive, and 31-3r.

(P.A. 92-145, S. 5, 10; P.A. 93-134, S. 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 220; P.A. 22-126, S. 9.)

History: P.A. 93-134 added Subsec. (e) to require commissioner's approval of regional work force development boards; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing, re adoption of regulations, mandatory provision in consultation with commission with discretionary provision in consultation with Chief Workforce Officer and Governor's Workforce Council, and deleting requirement that regulations establish certain criteria for board, deleted former Subsec. (b) re facilitation of communication and exchange of information, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and amended same to replace references to commissioner and commission with references to Chief Workforce Officer and Governor's Workforce Council, deleted former Subsec. (d) re submission of annual regional plans for Governor's approval, and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (c) and amended same to replace “commissioner shall approve, in consultation with the commission” with “Governor may approve, upon the recommendation of the Governor's Workforce Council”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-126 removed references to Secs. 31-3p and 31-3q, effective May 27, 2022.