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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 576 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1885
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/13/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 576 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1885
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1885) of
Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to adjust the rate of contributions to the Workforce
Competitiveness Trust Fund. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1981 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to ensure funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 14L of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 to 11, and inserting in place thereof
3the following sentence:-
4 To the extent consistent with federal law, the commissioner shall adjust the rate of said
5contribution so that the total amount of said contributions in a year substantially equals
6$22,000,000, and shall adjust to the same extent the rate of the contribution required by section
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8 SECTION 2. Said section 14L of said chapter 151A, as so appearing, is hereby further
9amended by inserting after the word “proceeds”, in line 11, the following words:- up to the
10amount of $22,000,000.
11 SECTION 3. Said section 14L of said chapter 151A, as so appearing, is hereby further
12amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following subsections:-
13 (c) All proceeds collected, pursuant to subsection (a), in excess of $22,000,000 shall be
14deposited in the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, established by section 2WWW of
15chapter 29.
16 (d) Not later than March 1 of each year, the commissioner shall file a report in writing
17with the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate
18committees on ways and means concerning the collection of the workforce training
19contributions, pursuant to subsection (a), during the calendar year ending on the preceding
20December 31, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the amount collected in each quarter
21and the total amount collected for the year; (2) the total number of employers that contributed to
22the fund, and the total number of employees employed by this group of employers; and (3) the
23contribution rate, to the extent it differs from 0.056 per cent.