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Bill would require businesses receiving incentives to consult local workforce boards when hiring
Summary
Senate Bill 2603 would require businesses that receive state or local economic development incentives to consult local workforce development boards to identify and give priority consideration to qualified jobseekers, particularly program participants; the bill does not mandate hiring quotas.
Senate Bill 2603, presented to the Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development, would require businesses that receive state or local economic development incentives to consult with local workforce development boards during hiring and give priority consideration to jobseekers identified by those boards.
Senator Blanco, the bill’s…
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