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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6115 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002143 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- REENTRY WORKFORCE |
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| 16 | 16 | | TRAINING |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Vella-Wilkinson, Sanchez, Potter, Speakman, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Tanzi, Stewart, and Giraldo |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: March 03, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Title 28 of the General Laws entitled "LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS" 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | CHAPTER 60 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | REENTRY WORKFORCE TRAINING 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 28-60-1. Definitions. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, have the following meanings: 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) "Department" means the department of labor and training; 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) "Reentry community" means those individuals who are transitioning out of a carceral 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | facility under the purview of the department of corrections or from involvement with the criminal 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | justice system; 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) "Workforce development training" means such activities and programming as are 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | administered by the department of labor and training for the job placement, upskilling, or career 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | advancement of Rhode Island workers. 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 28-60-2. Annual appropriation. 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | There shall be an annual appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) directed 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | to the department for the purposes of providing workforce development training to members of the 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | reentry community. 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 28-60-3. Reentry workforce development training program. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | LC002143 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (a) The department of labor and training shall collaborate with the department of 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | corrections to determine the makeup of the reentry community. 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (b) The department shall work with employers in the state to align workforce development 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | training with accessible jobs and shall supply necessary supports and services to promote the 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | prompt employment of the individuals provided workforce development training. 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (c) The department shall prepare a report provided to the governor, the senate president 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | and the speaker of the house annually no later than January 1, indicating the number of members 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | of the reentry community served under this program and the percentage placed in employment after 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | receiving services. 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. 10 |
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| 56 | 56 | | LC002143 |
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| 60 | 60 | | LC002143 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 61 | 61 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 62 | 62 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 63 | 63 | | OF |
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| 64 | 64 | | A N A C T |
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| 65 | 65 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- REENTRY WORKFORCE |
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| 66 | 66 | | TRAINING |
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| 67 | 67 | | *** |
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| 68 | 68 | | This act would appropriate six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) per year to be directed 1 |
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| 69 | 69 | | to the department of labor and training for the purpose of providing employment and career services 2 |
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| 70 | 70 | | to individuals transitioning out of a jail or prison administered by the department of corrections. 3 |
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| 71 | 71 | | This act would take effect on July 1, 2023. 4 |
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