Bill > S1151

Introduced Session

This bill establishes the Career Without College Program in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The purpose of the program is provide assistance, free of cost, in the placement of eligible individuals with the best employment opportunities for them. In furtherance of this program, the department is required to: (1) partner with unions, apprenticeship programs, trade schools, vocational-technical schools, and other entities to connect with eligible individuals for employment and training opportunities; (2) create a webpage, accessible to the public, containing the following information on labor and workforce development issues for eligible individuals: career opportunities, including educational and training opportunities that elevate the demand or compensation for an individual's services; job postings; descriptions of careers that can be pursued without a college degree, with instructions on any necessary education or training required for those careers; analyses of jobs versus careers and information warning and identifying potential employment scams; and any other information that the department deems appropriate; and (3) provide marketing information to high schools and high school students in the State of career opportunities for which a college degree is neither necessary or preferred. The bill establishes the "Careers without College Advisory Commission" to advise the program, the department, and the Legislature on ways to advance career opportunities that do not require college degrees, including, but not limited to, by way of an annual report. The bill funds the program from appropriations made to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund through the annual budget process.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*,  Shirley Turner (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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