SHOW-ME HEROES PROGRAM (SECTION 620.515)

This act provides that the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development may award grants from the Show-Me Heroes Program or a program administering the Show-Me Heroes Program to one or more nonprofit organizations that facilitate the participation of veterans and active duty United States military personnel transitioning to civilian employment in apprenticeship training programs, as described in the act. The grant shall be used only to recruit or assist veterans or active duty United States military personnel transitioning into civilian employment to participate in an apprenticeship training program in this state.

This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HB 2400 (2022) and in SCS/HB 2455 (2022).

MISSOURI ONE START PROGRAM (SECTIONS 620.800, 620.803, 620.806, AND 620.809)

This act modifies the Missouri One Start Program by adding, modifying, and repealing certain definitions.

The definition of "committee", "existing Missouri business", and "training program" are removed. Definitions for "application", "recruitment services", and "relocation costs" are added. The definition of "project facility" is modified by removing county average wage requirements in cases where multiple facilities make up the project facility. The definition of "training project costs" is modified to include relocation costs and costs of training project services not otherwise included in the definition. (Section 620.800)

This act also repeals the Missouri One Start Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, which was tasked with providing a report on all assistance to qualified companies under the Missouri One Start Program.

The act also authorizes the Department of Economic Development to contract with other entities to provide recruitment services to qualified companies. (Section 620.803)

This act provides that recruitment services for qualified companies shall be administered by the Department, while financial assistance for training projects shall be administered by a local education agency certified by the Department for that purpose. This act also repeals a provision prohibiting a qualified company from receiving more than fifty percent of its training program costs from the Missouri One Start Job Development Fund. (Section 620.806)

Under current law, new job credits are deposited in the Missouri One Start Community College New Jobs Training Fund, and retained job credits are deposited in the Missouri One Start Community College Job Retention Training Fund. Beginning July 1, 2023, all unobligated moneys in such funds shall be transferred to the Missouri One Start Community College Training Fund, which is created by the act, and to which all new jobs credits and retained jobs credits shall be deposited. (Section 620.809)

These provisions are identical to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HB 2400 (2022) and SB 1072 (2022) and is similar to HCS/HB 2418 (2022) and provisions in HCS/SS#3/SCS/SB 758 (2022).

KATIE O'BRIEN