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GA HR1644
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/26/2024
Primary Sponsor
Marvin Lim
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing states to consolidate federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services, and calls on the President to sign such legislation into law
- Notes that the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the U.S. Department of Labor currently restrict states from merging federally funded employment and job training services with other federally funded safety net services
- Identifies that Georgia's workforce and social services are fragmented across multiple agencies, including WorkSource Georgia, the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Human Services, the Division of Aging Services, and the Division of Family and Children Services
- Georgia seeks to develop a consolidation plan to provide streamlined, single-location access for citizens seeking employment, unemployment benefits, job training, and social safety net services
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Congress; enact legislation to allow states to provide for consolidation of federally funded workforce development services; urge
Last Action
House First Readers
3/28/2024
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs3/28/2024
Full Bill Text
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