House Bill 432 Summary

• Creates a new Workforce Development Council in the Governor's Executive Office, with members and an executive director appointed by and serving at the Governor's pleasure, to coordinate workforce development policy and programs.

• Establishes a Workforce Development Training Fund financed by a 3% training tax on covered employers' taxable wages, with funds used for workforce training, retraining, career education outreach, and council administrative expenses.

• Authorizes the council to develop and implement youth employment and job training programs with eligibility criteria requiring participants to be lawful U.S. and Idaho residents, in coordination with state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and private businesses.

• Removes Idaho Career Information System employees from exempt employee status under the Department of Labor director and repeals four obsolete code sections related to the previous advisory body structure and separate workforce development provisions.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.