Changes the name of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the Louisiana Department of Labor. (gov sig) (EG FF EX See Note)
Provides primary point of contact for workforce solutions. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
Expands eligible programs for M.J. Foster Promise Program funding to include those associated with LED projects (EG +$1,257,762 SD EX See Note)
Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds.
Enacts the Louisiana Healthcare Workforce Training Law (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Establishes the Louisiana Education and Workforce Opportunity Program and Fund
Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs to study employment practices and professional licensing requirements to benefit veterans in the workforce
Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to conduct a study to determine the assets needed in order to accommodate and assist the oil and gas industry in providing trained Louisiana workers needed for oil and gas production expected from newly found minerals in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale.