Partnership for Workforce Quality Program - Alterations
Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: First Reading Economic Matters (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Expanding the purpose of the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program and the eligible uses of grants under the Program to include training for new employees; increasing from 60% to 80% the minimum percentage of the money available to the Program that must be reserved for certain employers and, for those employers, increasing from 150 to 500 the maximum number of employees based in the State; and establishing that a maximum of $200,000 of the money available to the Program may be provided to a certain employer.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 7Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schulz, Kelly | MD Department of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rzepkowski, James | MD Department of Labor | Position only |
| FAV | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, N. Scott | Mid Atlantic Region MBDA Advance Manuf. Business | Position only |
| FAV | Galiazzo, Mike | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…
