{"AmendmentNumber":"467","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"BFR1","Name":"Brandy Fluker-Reid","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BFR1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T14:42:37.27"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"An act fostering a strong workforce in the Commonwealth","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mrs. Fluker-Reid of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 7002-8087 the following item:\r\n\r\n“7002-8088 For the executive office of labor and workforce development for a grant program to support commonwealth-based employers in assisting current or former employees who were authorized to work pursuant to the federal Temporary Protected Status program to obtain alternate work authorization in a manner consistent with federal law; provided , that grants shall be awarded in a manner that prioritizes current or former employees with experience in high-demand or difficult to staff occupations, including but not limited to health care and related fields; provided further, that grants shall be awarded in a manner that prioritizes geographic areas in which it is most difficult for employers to find adequate numbers of employees in said high-demand or difficult to staff occupations; and provided further, that not later than April 1, 2027, the secretary of labor and workforce development shall produce a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, which shall include all grants awarded, including the amounts of the grants, along with the secretary’s analysis of the impact of the grants on the ability of employees to fill high-demand or difficult to staff occupations and recommendations regarding the advisability of continuing the program along with recommendations regarding the implementation thereof ............................................................... $X”\r\n"}