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Indiana House Bill HB1289 Compare Versions

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	1	+	EH1289.1
	2	+	March 7, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1289
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1289 (Updated March 5, 2025 10:48 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 22-4.1.
	8	+	Synopsis: Employment social enterprises. Defines "employment social
	9	+	enterprise" as a nonprofit or for-profit organization that meets certain
	10	+	criteria. Amends the definition of "workforce related program" to
	11	+	include a work based learning program or transitional jobs program
	12	+	that: (1) is through an employment social enterprise; and (2) meets
	13	+	certain other criteria.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	15	+	Hamilton, Moed, Morris, Isa
	16	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — CRIDER, GOODE, HUNLEY)
	17	+	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and
	18	+	Pensions.
	19	+	February 6, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
	20	+	February 10, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	21	+	February 11, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 90, nays 0.
	22	+	SENATE ACTION
	23	+	February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
	24	+	March 6, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	25	+	EH 1289—LS 6893/DI 153 March 7, 2025
1	26		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	27		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	28		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	29		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	30		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	31		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	32		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	33		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	34		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	35		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1289
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
	36	+	ENGROSSED
	37	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1289
	38	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
	39	+	and safety.
13	40		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 22-4.1-1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
15		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. "Employment social
17		-	enterprise" means a nonprofit or for-profit organization that:
18		-	(1) provides:
19		-	(A) transitional employment; and
20		-	(B) social support, including on-the-job and life skills
21		-	training;
22		-	to individuals with a barrier to employment, as defined in
23		-	Section 3(24) of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3102(24));
24		-	(2) uses evidence based practices and data driven policies to
25		-	inform decision making, implement procedures, and measure
26		-	outcomes; and
27		-	(3) does one (1) or more of the following:
28		-	(A) Provides services.
29		-	(B) Produces goods.
30		-	(C) Assembles goods.
31		-	SECTION 2. IC 22-4.1-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.106-2024,
32		-	SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
34		-	"workforce related program" means:
35		-	(1) a program operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part,
36		-	HEA 1289 2
37		-	by a state provider using public funds to offer incentives, funding,
38		-	support, or guidance for any of the following purposes:
39		-	(1) (A) Job training.
40		-	(2) (B) The attainment of an industry recognized certification
41		-	or credential.
42		-	(3) (C) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate,
43		-	or credential.
44		-	(4) (D) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
45		-	(5) (E) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision
46		-	of assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
47		-	(6) (F) Any other program that:
48		-	(A) (i) has, at least in part, the goal of securing employment
49		-	or better employment for an individual; and
50		-	(B) (ii) receives funding through WIOA or a state
51		-	appropriation; or
52		-	(2) a work based learning program or transitional jobs
53		-	program that is:
54		-	(A) through an employment social enterprise; and
55		-	(B) operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part, by
56		-	a state provider using public funds.
57		-	(b) For purposes of IC 22-4.1-24-3, "workforce related program"
58		-	means a program offering incentives, funding, support, or guidance for
59		-	any of the following purposes:
60		-	(1) Job training.
61		-	(2) The attainment of an industry recognized certification or
62		-	credential.
63		-	(3) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or
64		-	credential.
65		-	(4) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
66		-	(5) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision of
67		-	assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
68		-	(6) Any other program that has, at least in part, the goal of
69		-	securing employment or better employment for an individual.
70		-	The term does not include an apprenticeship program for which
71		-	funding is received under IC 22-4-25-1(c).
72		-	HEA 1289 Speaker of the House of Representatives
73		-	President of the Senate
74		-	President Pro Tempore
75		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
76		-	Date: Time:
77		-	HEA 1289
	41	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 22-4.1-1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	42	+	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	43	+	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. "Employment social
	44	+	4 enterprise" means a nonprofit or for-profit organization that:
	45	+	5 (1) provides:
	46	+	6 (A) transitional employment; and
	47	+	7 (B) social support, including on-the-job and life skills
	48	+	8 training;
	49	+	9 to individuals with a barrier to employment, as defined in
	50	+	10 Section 3(24) of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3102(24));
	51	+	11 (2) uses evidence based practices and data driven policies to
	52	+	12 inform decision making, implement procedures, and measure
	53	+	13 outcomes; and
	54	+	14 (3) does one (1) or more of the following:
	55	+	15 (A) Provides services.
	56	+	16 (B) Produces goods.
	57	+	17 (C) Assembles goods.
	58	+	EH 1289—LS 6893/DI 153 2
	59	+	1 SECTION 2. IC 22-4.1-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.106-2024,
	60	+	2 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	61	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
	62	+	4 "workforce related program" means:
	63	+	5 (1) a program operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part,
	64	+	6 by a state provider using public funds to offer incentives, funding,
	65	+	7 support, or guidance for any of the following purposes:
	66	+	8 (1) (A) Job training.
	67	+	9 (2) (B) The attainment of an industry recognized certification
	68	+	10 or credential.
	69	+	11 (3) (C) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate,
	70	+	12 or credential.
	71	+	13 (4) (D) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
	72	+	14 (5) (E) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision
	73	+	15 of assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
	74	+	16 (6) (F) Any other program that:
	75	+	17 (A) (i) has, at least in part, the goal of securing employment
	76	+	18 or better employment for an individual; and
	77	+	19 (B) (ii) receives funding through WIOA or a state
	78	+	20 appropriation; or
	79	+	21 (2) a work based learning program or transitional jobs
	80	+	22 program that is:
	81	+	23 (A) through an employment social enterprise; and
	82	+	24 (B) operated, delivered, or enabled, in whole or in part, by
	83	+	25 a state provider using public funds.
	84	+	26 (b) For purposes of IC 22-4.1-24-3, "workforce related program"
	85	+	27 means a program offering incentives, funding, support, or guidance for
	86	+	28 any of the following purposes:
	87	+	29 (1) Job training.
	88	+	30 (2) The attainment of an industry recognized certification or
	89	+	31 credential.
	90	+	32 (3) The attainment of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or
	91	+	33 credential.
	92	+	34 (4) The provision of other types of employment assistance.
	93	+	35 (5) The promotion of Indiana to workers or the provision of
	94	+	36 assistance to a worker relocating to Indiana for employment.
	95	+	37 (6) Any other program that has, at least in part, the goal of
	96	+	38 securing employment or better employment for an individual.
	97	+	39 The term does not include an apprenticeship program for which
	98	+	40 funding is received under IC 22-4-25-1(c).
	99	+	EH 1289—LS 6893/DI 153 3
	100	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	101	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions,
	102	+	to which was referred House Bill 1289, has had the same under
	103	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	104	+	the recommendation that said bill do pass.
	105	+	(Reference is to HB 1289 as introduced.)
	106	+	VANNATTER
	107	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
	108	+	_____
	109	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	110	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor, to
	111	+	which was referred House Bill No. 1289, has had the same under
	112	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	113	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	114	+	(Reference is to HB 1289 as printed February 6, 2025.)
	115	+
	116	+	ROGERS, Chairperson
	117	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
	118	+	EH 1289—LS 6893/DI 153