HB 19-1107 Summary

• Creates the Employment Support and Job Retention Services Program within the Division of Employment and Training to provide employment preparation, job training, and retention assistance to eligible individuals who lack access to other employment resources.

• Establishes eligibility criteria requiring individuals to have household income at or below the federal poverty line, be at least 16 years old, be eligible to work in the U.S., and be actively pursuing employment or job training with a service provider.

• Authorizes reimbursement to service providers up to $400 per year per eligible individual for covered expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, training fees, work tools, food, utilities, licenses, legal services, language services, and health services related to employment.

• Creates an Employment Support and Job Retention Services Cash Fund with an initial appropriation of $750,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2019-20, with annual appropriations capped at $250,000 plus carryover funds.

• Sunsets the program effective September 30, 2022, and requires the Division to report to legislative committees by December 1, 2021 on the program's efficacy.