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SB539Introduced in the Senate

Department of Social and Economic Mobility – Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund

IntroducedSenate Finance

Introduced by William Smith, District 20

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Program to provide grants to certain organizations to support the planning and execution of workforce events and job fairs in the State; establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to support the Program; requiring that interest earnings be credited to the Fund; and requiring, for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $500,000 to the Program.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

February 12, 2026

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Finance

  2. Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

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