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MI HB5992
Bill
Status
10/19/2016
Primary Sponsor
Gretchen Driskell
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AI Summary
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Establishes a "lifelong learning account program" within the Department of Talent and Economic Development to allow employees and employers to jointly create educational savings accounts for approved training and education.
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Defines a lifelong learning account as a joint savings account established between an employee and employer to support education and training aligned with an approved career development plan.
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Requires the Michigan Talent Investment Agency to implement and operate the program, including establishing policies for fund management, approving career development plans, and setting education and training standards.
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Authorizes the agency to partner with financial institutions and public/private organizations to provide program management, financial literacy services, and career counseling to low-wage workers seeking high-skilled, high-wage jobs.
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Directs the agency to market the program across geographic areas and industry sectors, with particular focus on low-wage workers and their employers, and to coordinate services with Michigan's existing one-stop career service centers.
Legislative Description
Labor; employment incentives; lifelong learning account program; create. Creates new act.
Labor: employment incentives
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/19/2016
11/9/2016