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Senate panel advances $1 million proposal for nursing‑home worker training; amendment adopted
Summary
Senate File 15 18 would provide one‑time funds to certified worker organizations to train nursing‑home staff on rights established by the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board. Senator Pappas moved and the committee adopted an amendment directing funds to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 15 18, sponsored by Sen. Nick Pappas and considered March 20 by the Senate Committee on Labor, would appropriate $1,000,000 in one‑time funds to support certified worker organizations that provide statutorily required training to nursing‑home staff about their rights under the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board.
Pappas said the board requires all nursing‑home workers receive one hour of training about board rights every two years and that the statute mandates training be delivered by a certified worker organization using a board‑approved curriculum; the…
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