MA S1695

Bill

To establish a Lifelong Learning and Training Account program

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a Lifelong Learning and Training Account program. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Lifelong Learning and Training Account program in Massachusetts. The program allows designated beneficiaries with an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less to contribute up to $2,000 annually to an individual account, which can be used to pay for qualified workforce training expenses. The state will provide a matching contribution of up to $2,000 per year to these accounts. The accounts can be maintained across different employers and during periods of unemployment. The bill also provides for a tax deduction for contributions to these accounts and requires the Department of Career Services to report annually on the program's implementation and outcomes.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Paul Feeney (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2549 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1695

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1695
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1695.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1984	Relative to youth concussions	Accompanied a study order, see H5090	Similar To
H2958	To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
S1091	For a Bridge Employment Training Program (BET)	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1310	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1392	Relative to public safety in excavation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2549	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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