Bill > S2109

This bill aims to diversify the use of the Workforce Training Fund to support the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the Workforce Training Fund to provide grants for pipeline training programs that help unemployed individuals gain employment with companies that have job vacancies. These grants would be performance-based, with 50% paid upon enrollment and the remaining balance contingent on successful job placement and retention. 2. Requiring the state to match, dollar-for-dollar, any monies used for these pipeline training grants to further support the program. 3. Mandating the Commissioner of the Department of Unemployment Assistance to file an annual report with the legislature on the collection of the Workforce Training Fund contributions, including the amount collected, the number of contributing employers and employees, and the contribution rate. The bill is designed to expand the use of the Workforce Training Fund to address unemployment and skills gaps by providing targeted support for job-specific training programs.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2109