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House approves bill to coordinate state job training programs with $300,000 to support local councils
Summary
The House passed HB 475 to coordinate multiple job training programs across agencies, establish local coordinating councils, and fund coordination with an amended appropriation of $300,000 for personnel and a shared intake form.
The House approved House Bill 475 on March 1, 1994, to streamline and coordinate job training programs across state agencies after a legislative audit identified 27 overlapping programs administered by six agencies.
Representative Proxman described the bill as creating clearer division of responsibilities — for example, social services would focus on stabilization while employment security would focus on placement — and establishing a state job training coordinating council and local coordination councils in nine service-delivery areas. The bill creation would include development of a shared intake form to reduce duplicate paperwork, and local personnel to carry out coordination.
Representative Yore asked where the funding would go; Representative Proxman said the appropriation had been amended to $300,000 (reduced from $600,000) and that the funds would be used to support coordination in each of the nine service areas, pay for personnel, and develop a uniform intake form that could be shared electronically across agencies.
Supporters emphasized that the measure is a first step toward eliminating duplication and improving outcomes for people seeking services. The House invoked the previous question and the bill passed, recorded as 70 affirmative and 1 negative.
What’s next: Implementation will require coordination among agencies named in floor remarks (Social Services, Higher Education, Public Education, Employment Security) and local coordinating councils in nine service areas to be established under the bill.
