First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1289
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 22-4.1-1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. "Employment social
enterprise" means a nonprofit or for-profit organization that:
(1) provides:
(A) transitional employment; and
(B) social support, including on-the-job and life skills
training;
to individuals with a barrier to employment, as defined in
Section 3(24) of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3102(24));
(2) uses evidence based practices and data driven policies to
inform decision making, implement procedures, and measure
outcomes; and
(3) does one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Provides services.
(B) Produces goods.
(C) Assembles goods.
SECTION 2. IC 22-4.1-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.106-2024,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
"workforce related program" means:
(1) a program operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part,
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by a state provider using public funds to offer incentives, funding,
support, or guidance for any of the following purposes:
(1) (A) Job training.
(2) (B) The attainment of an industry recognized certification
or credential.
(3) (C) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate,
or credential.
(4) (D) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
(5) (E) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision
of assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
(6) (F) Any other program that:
(A) (i) has, at least in part, the goal of securing employment
or better employment for an individual; and
(B) (ii) receives funding through WIOA or a state
appropriation; or
(2) a work based learning program or transitional jobs
program that is:
(A) through an employment social enterprise; and
(B) operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part, by
a state provider using public funds.
(b) For purposes of IC 22-4.1-24-3, "workforce related program"
means a program offering incentives, funding, support, or guidance for
any of the following purposes:
(1) Job training.
(2) The attainment of an industry recognized certification or
credential.
(3) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or
credential.
(4) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
(5) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision of
assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
(6) Any other program that has, at least in part, the goal of
securing employment or better employment for an individual.
The term does not include an apprenticeship program for which
funding is received under IC 22-4-25-1(c).
HEA 1289 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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