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Senate Bill 869 proposes 'Maryland Workforce Launch' pilot to attract relocating businesses with community-college training

Economic Matters Committee · March 27, 2026
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Summary

SB 869 would create a pilot in the Department of Commerce to partner with community colleges to provide free pre-hire training to companies relocating to Maryland; sponsor said funding is already budgeted and proponents cited out‑of‑state models like Georgia and Virginia.

Senator Alonzo Washington described SB 869, the Maryland Workforce Launch pilot, as a tool to attract out-of-state businesses by partnering Department of Commerce incentives with community-college training. "This program will partner with 1 or 2 community colleges to provide free training for employees of companies that relocate here in the…

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