Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act
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Summary
The bill requires the Maryland Department of Labor to channel money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards whenever a hospital closes, downsizes, or merges. It also links the state’s quick‑response layoff program and the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) program to those boards, letting them receive funding and award grants to construction employers hiring apprentices from high‑poverty zip codes. The aim is to improve job placement, training, and apprenticeship opportunities for displaced workers.
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- Government, Labor, and Elections — Bill HearingGovernment, Labor, and Elections · Feb 26, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Health
Sponsors
- Nkongolo · sponsor
- Buckel
- Chang
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Miller
- Roberson
- Schmidt
- T. Morgan
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