Date: 04/29/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1276

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, & TECHNOLOGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1276 to the Committee on ApproPASS



03:16 PM -- HB 15-1276

Senator Heath and Senator Cook introduced House Bill 15-1276, concerning skilled worker outreach, recruitment and training. The bill creates the Skilled Worker Outreach, Recruitment, and Key Training Grant Program in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Starting in January 2016, the program accepts applications for matching grants from public and private providers for qualified skilled worker training programs. Qualified grant recipients offer training for skills that are needed in the workplace, with a credential or other evidence of achievement awarded at the completion of training.

03:20 PM -- Frank Waterous, Bell Policy Center, spoke in support of the bill.

03:23 PM -- Michael Gifford, Associated General Contractors of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.
BILL:HB15-1276
TIME: 03:25:38 PM
MOVED:Heath
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1276 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 6-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Baumgardner
No
Heath
Yes
Jahn
Yes
Neville T.
No
Newell
Yes
Woods
No
Holbert
Yes
Balmer
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS