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2026 Regular Session

SB539

Department of Social and Economic Mobility – Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund

Establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Program to provide grants to certain organizations to support the planning and execution of workforce events and job fairs in the State; establishing the Workforce Opportunities Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to support the Program; requiring that interest earnings be credited to the Fund; and requiring, for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2030, the Governor to include in the annual budget an appropriation of at least $500,000 to the Program.

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Introduced in Senate February 4, 2026

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February 4, 2026 · Senate

Finance

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  1. Senate Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. Senate First Reading Finance
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