Hawaii Subject | Workforce Development

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HI	SB2943	Engross 50%	Establishes a commercial drivers workforce working group within the Department of Transportation to address the workforce shortage of commercial drivers in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 329.
HI	SB2286	Engross 50%	Permits the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to enter into contracts with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job training to eligible interns. Requires the Department of Human ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HI	SB2291	Engross 50%	Establishes advisory boards, focused on workforce development, for the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678).
HI	SB1520	Engross 50%	Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to work with the University of Hawaii on workforce development activities that support the development of the Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hub and other related aspects of the State's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-25 Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HI	SB3383	Engross 50%	Requires the Executive Office on Aging to contract for a statewide needs assessment of the needs of the long-term care workforce for providers of home- and community-based services. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-14 To House Finance Committee
HI	HB2233	Intro 25%	Prohibits private and state workforce development programs from rejecting an applicant who is 18 years of age or younger based solely on the applicant's active sentence of probation; provided that the applicant is in full compliance with any court-or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-26 To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
HI	HB1796	Intro 25%	Requires the Hawaii clean energy initiative program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the energy security special fund to advance the State's goals of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-24 To House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
HI	SB2578	Intro 25%	Requires the Hawaii clean energy initiative program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the energy security special fund to advance the State's goals of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-24 To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
HI	SB391	Engross 50%	Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii community colleges' workforce development programs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-12-11 To House Finance Committee
HI	HB302	Engross 50%	Establishes the state YouthBuild program to assist nonprofit and public entities in applying and qualifying for federal YouthBuild program grants. Authorizes the department of labor and industrial relations to award grants to eligible nonprofit or pu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-12-11 To Senate Labor and Technology Committee