Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of federal workforce Pell grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs to avoid duplicative payments for the same student costs that are covered by federal workforce Pell grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14.

Summary

HB 2617 requires the Tennessee governor, in consultation with the state workforce development board, to approve any training program eligible for federal workforce Pell grants. It also mandates coordination with other state and federal programs to avoid paying the same student costs twice. The bill sets an internal review process and bars other agencies from creating rules on the matter.

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