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Committee advances Job Service bill that requests staff and IT support for H-2A inspections
Summary
The Appropriations Committee gave Senate Bill 2016 a do-pass recommendation after Representative Swantek outlined requests including one FTE for H-2A housing inspections, IT funding and continued support for workforce programs.
The Appropriations Committee advanced Senate Bill 2016, the Job Service budget bill, with a do-pass recommendation after Representative Swantek summarized staffing, federal funding constraints and IT needs.
Representative Swantek, sponsor, told the committee the bill requests one full-time equivalent position for the H-2A program and funding to support information-technology work the agency needs to complete. "The main features of the bill are the requesting 1 FTE for the H2A program," Swantek said. He described the agency's three primary divisions: workforce outreach and events, unemployment insurance covering more than 26,000 employers, and labor market information.
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