HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3409        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3160

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph F. Wagner

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to workforce development and job training.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joseph F. Wagner

8th Hampden

1/20/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3409        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3160

By Mr. Wagner of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3160) of Joseph F. Wagner, Kenneth I. Gordon and Eileen M. Donoghue relative to pipeline training workforce development and job training grants.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to workforce development and job training.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 2RR of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following paragraph:-

(3) To provide grants for pipeline training for unemployed persons by an employer with a job vacancy; provided that, the director shall not allocate more than 5 per cent of the annual capitalization of the fund to provide for such grants. In determining who shall receive the grants, the director shall contract with the Commonwealth Corporation to distribute the grants in a need-based, competitive process in accordance with the rules and parameters outlined in section 2WWW of chapter 29. To further support pipeline training, and to match the substantial contributions made from employers to the fund, the commonwealth shall match, $1 for $1, any monies used for grants pursuant this paragraph.