Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 24 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Millner, A.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/30/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies the requirements of the program;
• modifies the reporting requirements of the program; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UTAH WORKS PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ann Millner
House Sponsor: 
 Val L. Peterson
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee recommended
this bill.
Legislative Vote: 11 voting for 0 voting against 6 absent
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Works Program (the program) within the
Talent Ready Utah Center.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies the requirements of the program;
▸ modifies the reporting requirements of the program; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63N-12-508
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 487
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63N-12-508
 is amended to read:
63N-12-508.
Utah Works.
(1) There is created within the center the Utah Works Program.
(2) The program, under the direction of the center and the talent ready board, shall
coordinate and partner with the entities described below to
 develop [
workforce solutions
]
short-term pre-employment training and short-term early employment training for student and
workforce participants
 that meet the needs of businesses that are creating jobs and economic
growth in the state by:
(a) partnering with the office, the Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System
of Higher Education, and the Utah System of Technical Colleges;
(b) [
identifying
] 
partnering with
 businesses that have significant hiring demands 
for
primarily newly created jobs
 in the state;
(c) coordinating with the Department of Workforce Services
, education agencies, and
employers
 to create effective recruitment initiatives to attract student and workforce
participants and business participants to the program;
(d) coordinating with the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah System of
Technical Colleges to develop educational and training resources to provide student
participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program;
and
(e) coordinating with the Board of Education and local education agencies when
appropriate to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the
program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program.
(3) The office, in consultation with the talent ready board, may, in accordance with
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and in accordance with the
provisions of this section, make rules regarding the development and administration of the
Utah Works Program.
(4) The center shall report the following metrics to the office for inclusion in the
office's annual report described in Section 
63N-1-301
:
(a) the number of participants in the program;
(b) how program participants learned about or were referred to the program, including
the number of participants who learned about or were referred to the program by:
(i) the Department of Workforce Services;
(ii) marketing efforts of the center or talent ready board;
(iii) a school counselor; and
(iv) other methods;
[
(b)
] 
(c)
 the number of participants who have completed training offered by the
program; and
[
(c)
] 
(d)
 the number of participants who have been hired by a business participating in
the program.