LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington St., Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6503 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 22, 2023
BILL NUMBER: SB 148 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Workforce Data Collection.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Brown L BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill requires employers to provide an employee's current standardized
occupational classification (SOC) code and starting compensation on the employee's withholding allowance
certificate or an equivalent form. It requires certain state providers to deliver to the Management Performance
Hub (MPH) a workforce related program submission. It sets out the information to be included in the
workforce related program submission. It also requires the MPH to: (1) compile the workforce related
program submissions into an annual data product; and (2) make the data product available to the Department
of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Governor's Workforce Cabinet. It makes conforming
amendments.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Workforce Data: Collecting data from state providers in a secure
manner and compiling the data into a data product would increase workload and/or expenditures for the
MPH. The additional funds and resources required could be supplied through existing staff and resources
currently being used in another program or with new appropriations. Ultimately, the source of funds and
resources required to satisfy the requirements of this bill will depend on legislative and administrative
actions.
State agencies and state educational institutions who are state providers of workforce programs would have
increased workload and/or expenditures to collect and submit workforce data submissions to the MPH.
DWD: The bill adds information about SOC codes and starting compensation to the reporting requirements
for employers in the Indiana new-hire directory. This will require changes to the forms collected from
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develop, administer, and maintain the Indiana new-hire directory. The current 12-month extension of the
contract is for $268,616 and goes through April 2024. Changing the data collected may require an
amendment to the existing contract and may increase the cost of the contract.
Additional Information - State providers, as defined in IC 22-4.1-1-5.5, refers to state agencies, state
educational institutions, school corporations, charter schools, and bodies corporate and politic created by
statute.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Public schools may have increased workload [and/or] expenditures
to collect and submit workforce program data.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Management Performance Hub; Department of Workforce Development;
Governor’s Workforce Cabinet; Department of Education; Commission for Higher Education; Family and
Social Services Agency; other agencies that are state providers of workforce programs.
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: DWD. Frequently Asked Questions on New Hire Reporting.
https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/INNewhireBrochure.pdf; https://www.in-newhire.com/; State of Indiana
Public Contract Search. https://contracts.idoa.in.gov/idoacontractsweb/PUBLIC/106275-000.pdf;
https://contracts.idoa.in.gov/idoacontractsweb/PUBLIC/0000000000000000000021105-004.pdf;
Fiscal Analyst: Camille Tesch, 317-232-5293.
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