LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6503 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 29, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 148 BILL AMENDED: Jan 29, 2024
SUBJECT: Workforce Data Collection.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Brown L BILL STATUS: 2
nd
Reading - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) The bill requires employers to provide an employee's current primary
standardized occupational classification (SOC) code and starting compensation on the employee's
withholding allowance certificate or an equivalent form. It provides that each workforce focused agency shall
deliver a workforce related program report to the Management Performance Hub (MPH). It sets out the
information to be included in the workforce related program report. The bill requires the MPH to: (1) compile
the workforce related program reports 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 provides
that a workforce focused agency may not enter into a contract with a person to conduct, operate, or
administer a workforce related program unless the contract contains certain requirements. It also makes
conforming amendments.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: (Revised) Workforce Data: Collecting data from state workforce
focused agencies 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.
DWD, Department of Education, Commission for Higher Education, Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, Family
and Social Services Administration, and other state workforce focused agencies identified by DWD will have
increased workload and/or expenditures to collect and submit workforce data reports to the MPH.
SB 148 1 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
employers and to computer systems. Since 2017, DWD has contracted with the Stellarware Corporation to
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. The costs of the new-hire
directory are split evenly by DWD from federal funds and the Department of Child Services.
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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