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Bill to Move Cyber Maryland Workforce Program to Labor Advances After Committee Discussion
Summary
Lawmakers and state officials told the House Health and Government Operations Committee that transferring the Cyber Maryland program and fund from TEDCO to the Department of Labor would move the effort from study to execution and better align it with workforce training delivery.
The House Health and Government Operations Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1468 on March 3, 2025, a measure that would transfer the Cyber Maryland program and the Cyber Maryland Fund from TEDCO (Maryland Technology Development Corporation) to the Maryland Department of Labor and make changes to how program awards and fund purposes are defined.
Delegate Kathy Forbes, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the bill responds to studies that found a gap between available cyber jobs in Maryland and the qualified workforce. "We don't have people that are properly trained to take the jobs that are available," Forbes said, citing a study that found roughly 6,500 unfilled cybersecurity positions in the state. She said moving the program into Labor will allow the state to leverage workforce infrastructure—apprenticeship grants,…
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