Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of; changes title of Director to Commissioner.
Summary
Department of Workforce Development and Advancement;Director. Changes the title of the Director of the Departmentof Workforce Development and Advancement to the Commissioner of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill directs the Department of WorkforceDevelopment and Advancement to examine the feasibility or need ofany new workforce development program prior to its creation and providea report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill changesthe minimum level of fiscal support from WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training and job placement services from 40 to 50percent. The bill also makes the Department responsible for providing a list of high-demand occupations to eligible educational institutions.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
21–1
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 8, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-1)
house of delegates
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
Co
Chad Green
RRepublican
Co
David Owen
RRepublican
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