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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- REENTRY WORKFORCE | |
TRAINING | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Vella-Wilkinson, Sanchez, Potter, Speakman, | |
Date Introduced: March 03, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 28 of the General Laws entitled "LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS" |
2 | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 60 |
4 | REENTRY WORKFORCE TRAINING |
5 | 28-60-1. Definitions. |
6 | The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, have the following meanings: |
7 | (1) "Department" means the department of labor and training; |
8 | (2) "Reentry community" means those individuals who are transitioning out of a carceral |
9 | facility under the purview of the department of corrections or from involvement with the criminal |
10 | justice system; |
11 | (3) "Workforce development training" means such activities and programming as are |
12 | administered by the department of labor and training for the job placement, upskilling, or career |
13 | advancement of Rhode Island workers. |
14 | 28-60-2. Annual appropriation. |
15 | There shall be an annual appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) directed |
16 | to the department for the purposes of providing workforce development training to members of the |
17 | reentry community. |
18 | 28-60-3. Reentry workforce development training program. |
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1 | (a) The department of labor and training shall collaborate with the department of |
2 | corrections to determine the makeup of the reentry community. |
3 | (b) The department shall work with employers in the state to align workforce development |
4 | training with accessible jobs and shall supply necessary supports and services to promote the |
5 | prompt employment of the individuals provided workforce development training. |
6 | (c) The department shall prepare a report provided to the governor, the senate president |
7 | and the speaker of the house annually no later than January 1, indicating the number of members |
8 | of the reentry community served under this program and the percentage placed in employment after |
9 | receiving services. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- REENTRY WORKFORCE | |
TRAINING | |
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1 | This act would appropriate six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) per year to be directed |
2 | to the department of labor and training for the purpose of providing employment and career services |
3 | to individuals transitioning out of a jail or prison administered by the department of corrections. |
4 | This act would take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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