Introduced
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To eliminate the $50 million debt cap in a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-SB-1342">2008 law </a> that authorized state job training subsidies for particular employers, provided through community colleges.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
To revise the eligibility criteria for companies receiving these subsidies, changing a requirement that the pay of employees who get the subsidized training must be 175 percent of the mandated state minimum wage, and instead make this 175 percent of the mandated minimum amount at the time the subsidy deal was entered.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To revise the eligibility criteria for companies receiving these subsidies, changing a requirement that the pay of employees who get the subsidized training must be 175 percent of the mandated state minimum wage at the time the subsidy deal was entered, so that this is instead 175 percent of the current mandated minimum.
The amendment failed 13 to 25 (details)
Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)
To eliminate the $50 million debt cap in a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-SB-1342">2008 law </a> that authorized state job training subsidies for particular employers, provided through community colleges. The bill would also eliminate a 2018 sunset on these subsidies, which according to the Senate Fiscal Agency have already added up to $10.7 million.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To require each employee who gets the job training to be paid at least 175 percent of the minimum wage if effect at the time of the training, rather than in effect when the agreement between the college and the employer was signed.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To prohibit the job training agreements between an employer and a college from having a duration longer than five years.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To increase the cap to $75 million, rather than eliminating it.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 108 to 2 (details)
To increase to $75 million the current $50 million debt cap in a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-SB-1342">2008 law </a> that authorized state job training subsidies for particular employers, provided through community colleges. The bill would also eliminate a 2018 sunset on these subsidies, which according to the Senate Fiscal Agency have already added up to $10.7 million.
