Labor market information; transfer of administration from Virginia Employment Commission.
Summary
Requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board) to advise and oversee the development of a strategic workforce dashboard and tools that will provide information on issues such as state and regional labor market conditions, the relationship between the supply and demand for workers, workforce program outcomes, and projected employment growth or decline. The measure also transfers from the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to the Board, with support from VEC, the responsibility to determine and publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1006H1
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106106D-H1
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred from General Laws by voice vote
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104651D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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