SB1470
Workforce development; consolidation of policies and programs, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Department of Workforce Development and Advancement created; consolidation of the Commonwealth's workforce development policies and programs; report.
Creates the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement (the Department) to administer workforce development programs. The bill consolidates statewide workforce program evaluation and data sharing under the Department and provides protections against improper disclosure of data. The bill provides for the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to conduct an independent ... (More) evaluation of the operations and program objectives of the Department on a biennial basis with the first report due on December 1, 2025. The bill also (i) transfers administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department, (ii) directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to collaborate with the Department to grow and expand the Innovative Internship Fund and Program, and (iii) directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth's workforce development programs and make recommendations to address a wide range of subjects relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of such programs. The Secretary is also required to convene a stakeholder work group to advise the Secretary during the transition period. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Small Business Commission and is identical to HB 2195. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/16/2023 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23103908D
- 01/16/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/2023 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1470)
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 0-N 4-A)
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106155D-S1
- 02/01/2023 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 23106155D-S1
- 02/02/2023 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106219D-S2
- 02/02/2023 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 23106219D-S2
- 02/03/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/03/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2023 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Committee substitute rejected 23106155D-S1
- 02/06/2023 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/2023 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 23106219D-S2
- 02/06/2023 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1470S2
- 02/07/2023 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1470S2)
- 02/16/2023 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/16/2023 - House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23107037D-H1
- 02/20/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1470H1)
- 02/21/2023 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/2023 - House: Floor substitute printed 23107182D-H2 (Byron)
- 02/22/2023 - House: Read third time
- 02/22/2023 - House: Committee on Commerce and Energy substitute rejected 23107037D-H1
- 02/22/2023 - House: Substitute by Delegate Byron agreed to 23107182D-H2
- 02/22/2023 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB1470H2
- 02/22/2023 - House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2023 - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Title replaced 23107182D-H1
- 03/07/2023 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2023 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1470ER)
- 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2023 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/14/2023 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1470ER)
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)
