Passed by the House March 1, 2019 Yeas 94 Nays 0
Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 2019 Yeas 47 Nays 0
President of the Senate | CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1568 as passed by House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
Chief Clerk Chief Clerk |
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HOUSE BILL 1568
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington | 66th Legislature | 2019 Regular Session |
ByRepresentatives Chapman, Dent, Blake, and Walsh
Read first time 01/24/19.Referred to Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development.
AN ACT Relating to port district worker development and occupational training programs; and amending RCW
53.08.245.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW
53.08.245 and 2010 c 195 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It shall be in the public purpose for all port districts to engage in economic development programs. In addition, port districts may contract with nonprofit corporations
and private and public entities that provide training systems as defined in RCW 28C.18.010 and promote workforce diversity in furtherance of this and other acts relating to economic development.
(2)(a) Economic development programs may include ((those programs for)): Occupational job training and placement, job advancement and job retention, preapprenticeship training, or ((educational))occupational education programs associated with port tenants, customers, and local economic development related to port tenants or port-related economic activities that are sponsored by a port((,))and operated by a nonprofit, private, or public entity ((and are in existence on June 10, 2010)).
(b) Ports seeking to engage in activities or contracts pursuant to this subsection shall, by resolution, declare that port-related workforce development provides a substantial public benefit consistent with the port commission's economic development goals, and is consistent with ongoing worker training initiatives in place in the port district.
(c) As a contract condition, a sponsoring port must require any ((nonprofit)) entity that operates programs such as those described in (a) of this subsection to submit annually quantitative information on program outcomes including: The number of workers trained, recruited, ((and)) placed in jobs, and retained; the types of jobs and range of compensation; the number and types of businesses that are served; and any other tangible benefits realized by the port, the workers, businesses, and the public.
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