LOBBY DAY 2023
Download the talking points & text of our lobby day bills below.
Attacks on Workforce
HB 2195 - Delegate Byron
Creates the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement (the Department) to serve as administrator and fiscal agent for the Commonwealth's workforce development programs. The bill consolidates statewide workforce program evaluation and data sharing under the Department and provides protections against improper disclosure of data. The bill provides for the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to conduct an independent evaluation of the operations and program objectives of the Department on a biennial basis with the first report due on December 1, 2025. The bill also (i) transfers administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department, (ii) changes the name of the Office of Education and Labor Market Analysis to the Office of Education and Workforce Research and moves the Office from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to the Department, and (iii) shifts the administration and implementation of adult education programs from the Board of Education and local school boards to the State Board for Community Colleges and comprehensive community colleges. The bill directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth's workforce development programs and make recommendations to address a wide range of subjects relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of such programs. This bill is a recommendation of the Small Business Commission.
SB 1470 - Senator Ruff
Creates the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement (the Department) to serve as administrator and fiscal agent for the Commonwealth's workforce development programs. The bill consolidates statewide workforce program evaluation and data sharing under the Department and provides protections against improper disclosure of data. The bill provides for the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to conduct an independent evaluation of the operations and program objectives of the Department on a biennial basis with the first report due on December 1, 2025. The bill also (i) transfers administration of apprenticeship programs from the Department of Labor and Industry to the Department, (ii) changes the name of the Office of Education and Labor Market Analysis to the Office of Education and Workforce Research and moves the Office from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to the Department, and (iii) shifts the administration and implementation of adult education programs from the Board of Education and local school boards to the State Board for Community Colleges and comprehensive community colleges. The bill directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth's workforce development programs and make recommendations to address a wide range of subjects relating to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of such programs. This bill is a recommendation of the Small Business Commission.
Other Resources
Paid Sick Leave
SB 886 - Senator Surovell
Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE - MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE - MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
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From the Hilton
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Will begin at 7:30 A.M. and will continue service from the Hilton to the Pocahontas Building.
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LAST SHUTTLE to leave the Hilton will be at 9:30 A.M.
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