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2009 House Bill 1395: Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development
Introduced by Rep. Deb Wallace, (D-Vancouver) (D) on January 20, 2009
To clarify terminology related to high demand employment opportunities. This bill adds definitions and instructs higher education boards to focus on education in high demand employment opportunities. The bill makes additional technical changes in support of the new definitions and directives. See also SB 5317. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Higher Education Committee on January 20, 2009
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 18, 2009
Received in the Senate on March 11, 2009
Referred to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on March 11, 2009
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 23, 2009
To make a technical correction to clarify that the activities listed in section two of the bill, including the identification of high employer demand programs of study, must be done by the SBCTC, labor and business, and the Workforce Board for the purposes of identifying opportunity grant-eligible programs of study and other job training programs.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2009
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 23, 2009
Received in the House on April 20, 2009
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 6, 2009
Clarifies and makes consistent various terms related to "high demand".