Lori Hoxha

The Connecticut license credential types include licenses, registrations, permits, or certifications for individuals, organizations and facilities. The eLicensing system records over 800 credential types issued and regulated by several state agencies, including Department of Consumer Protection, Department of Public Health, Department of Agriculture, Office of Early Childhood (OEC) Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) Department of Entomology, Department of Developmental Services, Office of State Fire Marshal Licensing, Department of Revenue Services, Department of Banking, Secretary of the State Notary Unit, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Pesticide Program, State Marshal Commission, Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory and Compliance Unit.

This dataset includes all licenses and credentials recorded in Connecticut's eLicensing system. The information for each licensee includes credential identifier, licensee name, business name, doing business as name, credential type and code, credential number, credential subcategory, credential status, status reason, issued date, effective date, expiration date, office address, etc.

The Connecticut State Data Plan is a framework for the state's executive branch agencies to engage in a consistent approach to data stewardship, use, and access. It is beyond just an open data plan, applicable to all data in the custody and control of executive branch agencies, developed in accordance with Section 4-67p of the Connecticut General Statutes. The mission of the Connecticut State Data Plan is to connect the people and processes involved with data to promote communication between, and appropriate integration of, formerly siloed data, teams, and systems. The Plan was created to ensure that data are treated as State assets and managed consistently and appropriately across state government. The Chief Data Officer (CDO) position was established in 2018 in accordance with Section 4-67p of the Connecticut General Statutes. The CDO takes a leading role in operating the state's Open Data Portal.