Bill > A5897

Introduced Session

This bill establishes, in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Advanced Transmission Technologies Workforce Development Program, or "ATT Program." The purpose of the program is to equip electrical engineers and utility workers with skills specific to installing and managing advanced transmission technologies systems to ensure a skilled workforce that is able to support rapid and effective deployment, reducing delays related to technical capacity. To achieve its goals, the department will focus the ATT Program on developing the workforce for advanced transmission technologies systems by : (1) creating and retaining jobs and stimulating economic activity in the State; (2) embedding workforce training and employment services in infrastructure investments so that services more directly connect to the jobs created; (3) the use of community benefit agreements, community workforce agreements, and project labor agreements that connect workforce services and job training directly to jobs impacted or jobs created; (4) preparing the State's students with relevant career technical education that responds to business and industry demands; (5) developing worker retraining programs to assist the existing workforce with the necessary tools to upgrade their skills; (6) responding to the job creation and workforce needs of the State's new and emerging industries; and (7) identifying and leveraging State and federal funding resources to implement the program. The bill provides that the department is authorized to obtain, accept, and utilize resources for the ATT program as may be, or may become, available from appropriate State, federal, and non-governmental sources of funding for employment, training, and educational purposes. Finally, the bill requires the department to prepare and submit an annual evaluation report to the Governor and the Legislature.

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Wayne DeAngelo (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 06/27/2025)

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