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Committee advances bill to codify federal definition of "employment social enterprises" into state code

5839007 · March 19, 2025
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House Bill 12-89 would add a federal definition of "employment social enterprises" into Indiana code and recognize work-based learning programs run by such enterprises; supporters said the change helps secure federal funding and has no fiscal impact.

A House committee voted to advance legislation that would adopt the federal definition of "employment social enterprises" into state law and recognize the enterprises' role in workforce programs.

Representative Hamilton, the bill sponsor, said House Bill 12-89 creates a new section to Indiana code and incorporates the federal definition of employment social enterprises (ESEs). He said the intent is to help organizations secure federal funds and to formally allow work-based…

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