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UConn pushes 'Work Plus' as model to expand paid internships statewide; lawmakers weigh tax credit and supports for small businesses
Summary
UConn outlined its Work Plus program that converts paid campus jobs into structured internships showing gains in career readiness; witnesses urged the committee to back House Bill 5478 (stipends, quality seal, tax-credit expansion) while noting funding and staffing needs to scale statewide.
Officials from the University of Connecticut described a campus program, Work Plus, that turns paid student employment into structured, skill‑building internships and asked the committee to support House Bill 5478 to scale this approach statewide.
Jim Lowe, associate vice president and executive director for UConn's Center for Career Readiness, said Work Plus currently serves about 560 working students and trains…
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