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MA H3730
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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AI Summary
- Establishes a grant program through the Board of Higher Education to fund training and education programs addressing workforce shortages in the commercial trucking industry, covering truck drivers, mechanics, technicians, and ancillary support personnel
- Prioritizes improving employment opportunities for low-income individuals, women, minorities, and veterans in the commercial motor transportation sector
- Eligible grant applicants include employers, workforce investment boards, community colleges, vocational schools, union training programs, and one-stop career centers
- Requires the Department of Higher Education to file annual reports by January 1 detailing program activities, participant numbers, and employment outcomes
- Mandates that the Registry of Motor Vehicles provide information about trucking industry careers to learner's permit applicants
Legislative Description
Relative to training tomorrow’s trucking industry workforce
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
10/2/2025
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means10/2/2025
Transportation2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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