HF996
Jobs Foundation grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
Related bill: SF1079
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
To provide funding to support workforce readiness for people who face barriers to employment. Specifically, the bill appropriates money to fund a grant from the Workforce Development Fund to the Jobs Foundation for its Repowered workforce readiness program, focusing on formerly incarcerated individuals.
Main Provisions
- Amount: $450,000
- Fiscal year: 2026
- Source: Workforce Development Fund
- Recipient: Jobs Foundation
- Program: Repowered workforce readiness program
- Authorized uses: direct training support services, safety enhancements, and economic support for formerly incarcerated individuals experiencing barriers to employment
- Nature of funding: one-time appropriation (not ongoing)
Administration and Oversight
- Administered by: Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
- Purpose of the grant: to support the Repowered workforce readiness program run by the Jobs Foundation
Significance and Impact
- Expands support for helping formerly incarcerated individuals re-enter the workforce
- Aims to reduce barriers to employment through targeted training, safety improvements, and related economic assistance
- Provides a temporary, specific infusion of funding to a program intended to boost job readiness
Relevant terms workforce development fund; commissioner of employment and economic development; Jobs Foundation; Repowered workforce readiness program; formerly incarcerated individuals; barriers to employment; direct training support services; safety enhancements; economic support; one-time appropriation; fiscal year 2026; grant.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2025 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
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