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MS SB2564

MS SB2564
Office of Workforce Development; establish.


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Introduced
02/17/2020
In Committee
03/25/2020
Crossed Over
03/10/2020
Passed
07/02/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/08/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-153-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "office" As The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Office And Provide That The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board Shall Serve As The Advisory Board For The Office; To Revise The Membership And Duties Of The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; To Require Each State Agency, Department And Institution To Report Any Monies Received For Workforce Training Activities Or Career And Technical Education And An Itemization Of How Those Monies Were Spent To The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; To Require The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board To Compile The Data And Provide A Report Of The Monies And Expenditures To The Chairs Of The House And Senate Appropriations Committee, The Chair Of The House Workforce Development Committee And The Chair Of The Senate Economic And Workforce Development Committee By October 1 Of Each Year; To Replace The Rules Committee Of The State Workforce Investment Board With An Executive Committee, And To Determine The Membership And Duties Of The Executive Committee; To Provide That The Executive Committee Shall Select An Executive Director Of The Office, And To Establish The Qualifications And Duties Of The Executive Director; To Provide That The Office Shall Collaborate With The Mississippi Community College Board In Administering And Overseeing The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Fund And Mississippi Works Fund; To Require The Office To File An Annual Report With The Governor, Secretary Of State And Legislature By October 1 Of Each Year Regarding All Funds Approved To Be Expended On Workforce Training During The Prior Calendar Year; To Amend Sections 37-153-11, 37-153-13, 71-5-353 And 71-5-453, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Above; To Amend Section 60, Chapter 572, Laws Of 2004, As Last Amended By Section 58, Chapter 451, Laws Of 2019, Which Is The Repealer For The Chapter, To Exclude The Sections Of The Chapter Corresponding To Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-13; To Create New Section 37-153-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Codify The Repealer Of Sections 37-153-1 Through 37-153-13, And To Add Section 37-153-15 As Subject To The Repealer; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development, housed at the Department of Finance and Administration, to oversee and coordinate the state's workforce development efforts. The bill restructures the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board to include more business and industry representatives, and gives the Office of Workforce Development oversight and administrative responsibilities over the board and related workforce training funds. The bill also requires state agencies to report workforce training expenditures to the board and mandates the office to file annual reports on workforce training activities. Overall, the bill aims to streamline and strengthen Mississippi's workforce development system.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Approved by Governor (on 07/08/2020)

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