Plan for Labor to oversee training advances
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Restructuring the state’s Labor Department to oversee worker training easily gained Senate approval Friday.
The final step for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s work force proposal is House concurrence on a minor Senate change before the 88-page bill heads to Jindal’s desk.
House Bill 1104 by House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, would increase the Labor Department’s duties to include overseeing job training programs now scattered across state agencies.
The Labor Department would get a new name, becoming the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Regional centers would maintain “help wanted” listings as well as a slate of services that could be vital to obtaining employment such as literacy, child care, food stamp and housing programs.
The legislation also strongly links Labor with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, which oversees all but two of the state’s two-year colleges.
Proponents have said the changes will lead to a skilled Louisiana work force enhanced in both quantity and quality.
Tucker released a statement shortly after the bill’s passage, touting it as a strong example of the Legislature working in unity with Jindal.
“It (HB1104) provides for much needed training for our work force to help fill the more than 100,000 open jobs in our state providing skilled employees, which will benefit our economy,” Tucker said.
HB1104 was approved on a 30-0 Senate vote.
A near duplicate bill, Senate Bill 612 by Senate President Joel Chaisson II, D-Destrehan, is pending final House approval.
Chaisson urged quick approval for HB1104 on Friday, noting that the Senate had already debated the issue through SB612.
The final step for Gov. Bobby Jindal’s work force proposal is House concurrence on a minor Senate change before the 88-page bill heads to Jindal’s desk.
House Bill 1104 by House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, would increase the Labor Department’s duties to include overseeing job training programs now scattered across state agencies.
The Labor Department would get a new name, becoming the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Regional centers would maintain “help wanted” listings as well as a slate of services that could be vital to obtaining employment such as literacy, child care, food stamp and housing programs.
The legislation also strongly links Labor with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, which oversees all but two of the state’s two-year colleges.
Proponents have said the changes will lead to a skilled Louisiana work force enhanced in both quantity and quality.
Tucker released a statement shortly after the bill’s passage, touting it as a strong example of the Legislature working in unity with Jindal.
“It (HB1104) provides for much needed training for our work force to help fill the more than 100,000 open jobs in our state providing skilled employees, which will benefit our economy,” Tucker said.
HB1104 was approved on a 30-0 Senate vote.
A near duplicate bill, Senate Bill 612 by Senate President Joel Chaisson II, D-Destrehan, is pending final House approval.
Chaisson urged quick approval for HB1104 on Friday, noting that the Senate had already debated the issue through SB612.
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