COMMERCE NCWORKS/FUNDS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 616 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 26, 2015
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE MOBILE NCWORKS CAREER CENTERS TO AREAS OF THE STATE THAT ARE NOT SERVED BY FIXED CENTER SITES AND TO HELP DISPLACED WORKERS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS.
Intro. by D. Davis.

Status: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (Senate Action) (Jul 22 2015)
S 616

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 30 2015 - View Summary

    Appropriates $9.5 million from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions, for the following purposes: (1) to create mobile NC Works Career Centers to serve the specified diverse areas of the State, (2) to help displaced workers in the NCWorks Apprenticeship Program to develop skills that match current market needs and to develop skills to meet the future needs of businesses that may relocate to the area in which the workers live and work, (3) to maximize the application and certification of Work Ready Communities, and (4) to align economic development and local career centers in conformance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

    Effective July 1, 2015.