Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2184 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	1 of 1
2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3410 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2184
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Andres X. Vargas
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act requiring an annual report on the labor market needs of the Commonwealth.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/17/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3410 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2184
18	18	By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2184) of
19	19	Andres X. Vargas for legislation to require an annual report on the labor market needs of the
20	20	Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
25	25	_______________
26	26	An Act requiring an annual report on the labor market needs of the Commonwealth.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 Chapter 23 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-
30	30	2 Section 27. (a) The secretary of labor and workforce development, in collaboration with
31	31	3the secretary of education and the secretary economic development, shall produce an annual
32	32	4report on the status of the commonwealth’s job market at the time of the report and an analysis of
33	33	5the labor market need for the ensuing 5-year period as necessary to ensure the economic
34	34	6competitiveness of the commonwealth. Said report should include, but not be limited to:
35	35	7 (i) recommendations related to policies and investments to ensure the state has the
36	36	8necessary workforce to address any known or reasonably anticipated future labor market needs,
37	37	9including identification of those business sectors poised to experience growth and anticipated
38	38	10gaps in filling employment need in such sectors;
39	39	11 (ii) a progress report on the status of career pathway programs in the commonwealth’s
40	40	12high schools, in higher education and in workforce training programs in targeted industries; and 2 of 2
41	41	13 (iii) an analysis of data regarding the skills required for jobs in key industries as
42	42	14identified by the secretary of labor and workforce development or enumerated in line 7002-8070
43	43	15of section 2 of chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024.
44	44	16 (b) Not later than December 31, the secretary of labor and workforce development, in
45	45	17collaboration with the secretary of education and the secretary economic development, shall
46	46	18annually make such report, along with any related recommendations, available to the public. Not
47	47	19later than December 31, the secretary of labor and workforce development shall submit such
48	48	20annual report to the office of the governor and relevant state agencies for the purpose of guiding
49	49	21decision-making in said agencies with regard to policy adoption and development and state
50	50	22funding investments and to the house and senate committees on ways and means.