MS SB2457 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-30 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-30 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Works Fund In The Mississippi Employment Security Law; To Provide That Contributions To Such Fund Shall Be Made In Calendar Years 2015 And 2016 And To Provide The Amount Of Contributions And The Payment Of Contributions To Such Fund; To Establish The Contribution Rate For Calendar Years 2015 And 2016; To Provide That Mississippi Works Funds And State Workforce Investment Funds Shall Be Transferred To The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account; To Provide That All Funds Deposited Into The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account From The Mississippi Works Fund Shall Be Allocated Exclusively By The State Workforce Investment Board To Make Strategic And Targeted Investments In The Mississippi Workforce To Encourage The Growth Of Better Paying, Higher Skilled In-demand Jobs, With A Focus On High Growth Industries, By Quickly Linking Training Funds To Other Economic Incentives For The Purpose Of Meeting Immediate Training Needs; To Amend Section 71-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The General Experience Rate For Rate Years 2015 Amd 2016 Shall Be Zero; To Provide For An Increase In The General Experience Rate In 2015 And 2016 Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 71-5-453, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The State Workforce Investment Board; To Revise The Duties Of Such Board; To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Executive Committee, In Consultation With The Full Board, Shall Be Designated As The Body With The Sole Authority To Make Allocations From The Mississippi Works Fund; To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Board Shall Create And Implement Performance Metrics For The Mississippi Works Fund To Determine The Added Value To The Local And State Economy And The Contribution To The Future Growth Of The State Economy; To Provide That A Report On The Performance Of The Fund Shall Be Made To The Governor, The Lieutenant Governor And The Speaker Of The House Annually Throughout The Life Of The Fund; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Employment Security Law; create the Mississippi Works Fund to fund strategic workforce training needs.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-30 | Senate | Died In Conference |
| 2015-03-26 | House | Conferees Named Bell,Frierson,Smith (39th) |
| 2015-03-26 | Senate | Conferees Named Fillingane,Polk,Hale |
| 2015-03-18 | Senate | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2015-03-11 | House | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2015-03-10 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2015-03-10 | House | Amended |
| 2015-03-02 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2015-03-02 | House | DR - TSDPAA: WM To WD |
| 2015-02-26 | House | DR - TSDPAA: WD To WM |
| 2015-02-24 | House | Referred To Workforce Development;Ways and Means |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Passed |
| 2015-02-10 | Senate | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2015-01-19 | Senate | Referred To Finance |
