MA S2361

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, higher education institutions, vocational schools, union training programs, and one-stop career centers

Requires the Department of Higher Education to file an annual report by January 1 detailing program activities, participant numbers, and employment outcomes to legislative committees

Mandates that the RMV provide information about trucking industry careers to applicants receiving a learner's permit