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Committee hears testimony on bill to let nonprofits that sell donated goods apply for workforce grants
Summary
Witnesses from Goodwill organizations told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 100 would allow nonprofit retailers that sell donated goods to apply to the Department of Development for grants to expand job-training and placement services for people with barriers to employment. Committee took testimony; no vote was recorded.
Chairman Romer and members of the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee heard proponent testimony Wednesday on House Bill 100, which would authorize a grant program through the Ohio Department of Development for nonprofit organizations that sell donated goods to create or expand job training and placement programs.
Supporters told the committee the grants would be used to remove barriers to employment for people with disabilities, returning citizens, veterans and others who face challenges entering the workforce. Ann Richards, president and CEO of Goodwill of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, testified that Ohio Goodwill organizations placed 4,500 people in…
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