An act to provide for the adjustment of transition-impacted workers into new industries; to create the community and worker economic transition office in the department of labor and economic opportunity; to allow the creation of certain advisory committees; to make certain appropriations; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities.
Senate Bill 519 would create a new act, the Community and Worker Economic Transition Act, to provide for the creation of a state entity to develop a plan regarding, and coordinate efforts addressing, the impact on workers and communities of the societal and economic shift away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy resources.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported with substitute S-2
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
1. Amend page 5, following line 20, by inserting:
“(5) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of this act, the office director shall annually submit a written report to the legislature that includes all of the following:
(a) Information regarding the utilization of transition activities.
(b) A description of transition-impacted industries, transition communities, and transition workers.
(c) An evaluation of the transition plan, including, but not limited to, the outcomes of the transition plan.”.
Substitute S-4 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote