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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thirteen more Connecticut state employees in the executive branch have received layoff notices since last week.
This latest group, announced Wednesday, all work at state vocational technical high schools located in Hartford, Milford, Hamden, Middletown and Windham.
The Office of Policy and Management says adult students in secondary schools no longer have access to federal student financial aid and therefore no longer are able to pay for tuition in the next academic year.
Medical, dental, certified nursing assistants programs and two surgical technology programs will be terminated on June 13, once the current block of students completes its coursework. On April 6, a licensed practical nurse program was closed due to low student enrollment.
To date, 693 executive branch workers have received pink slips since layoffs began several months ago.
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