Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. Act 446 of the Regular Session *JLL261* 03/05/2025 9:59:44 AM JLL261 State of Arkansas 1 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 378 3 4 By: Senator Crowell 5 By: Representative Cavenaugh 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ARKANSAS 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SUBMIT A QUARTERLY 10 REPORT CONCERNING THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE 11 ARKANSAS INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER 12 PURPOSES. 13 14 15 Subtitle 16 TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE 17 ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 18 SUBMIT A QUARTERLY REPORT CONCERNING THE 19 TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE ARKANSAS 20 INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM. 21 22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 6 -50-102(b), concerning training activities 25 under the Arkansas Industry Training Program, is amended to read as follows: 26 (b)(1) Permissible training under subsection (a) of this section 27 includes without limitation: 28 (A)(1) Upgrading skills and abilities of workers to 29 operate modern, more sophisticated equipment; 30 (B)(2) Providing workers with skills needed for initiating 31 more modern processes and using more sophisticated materials; and 32 (C)(3) Other situations which create a technical -upgrade 33 training need of employees. 34 (2) The commission shall prepare a quarterly report detailing 35 its training activities and submit that report to the Governor and the 36 SB378 2 03/05/2025 9:59:44 AM JLL261 Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint 1 Budget Committee. 2 3 4 APPROVED: 4/3/25 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36