Vermont S 48: An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.48
2025 Page 1 of 10

VT LEG #379545 v.1
S.48 1
Introduced by Senator Clarkson 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Conservation and development; workforce leadership 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to reorganize the 6
leadership of workforce education and employment and training activities in 7
Vermont. 8
An act relating to workforce leadership in Vermont 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. 10 V.S.A. § 540 is amended to read: 11
§ 540. WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND 12
TRAINING LEADER LEADERS 13
(a) The Commissioner of Labor and the Executive Director of the Office of 14
Workforce Strategy and Development shall be the leader leaders of workforce 15
education and employment and training in the State, and shall have the 16
authority and responsibility for the coordination of workforce education and 17
training within State government, including the following duties: the State’s 18
workforce system as provided in this section. 19

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.48
2025 Page 2 of 10

VT LEG #379545 v.1
(b) The powers and duties provided in this section shall not limit, restrict, 1
or suspend any similar powers the Commissioner of Labor or the Executive 2
Director of the Office of Workforce Strategy and Development may have 3
under other provisions of law. 4
(c) For purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 5
(WIOA), the Department of Labor shall be designated as the State Workforce 6
Agency and the Commissioner of Labor shall serve as the State Workforce 7
Administrator. 8
(d) As coleader of workforce education and employment and training in the 9
State, the Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the Executive Director 10
of the Office of Workforce Strategy and Development where appropriate, 11
shall: 12
(1) Perform the following duties in consultation with the State 13
Workforce Development Board: ensure the coordination and administration of 14
workforce education and employment and training programs operated by the 15
Department of Labor; 16
(A) advise the Governor on the establishment of an integrated system 17
of workforce education and training for Vermont; 18
(B) create and maintain an inventory of all existing workforce 19
education and training programs and activities in the State; 20

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.48
2025 Page 3 of 10

VT LEG #379545 v.1
(C) use data to ensure that State workforce education and training 1
activities are aligned with the needs of the available workforce, the current and 2
future job opportunities in the State, and the specific credentials needed to 3
achieve employment in those jobs; 4
(D) develop a State plan, as required by federal law, to ensure that 5
workforce education and training programs and activities in the State serve 6
Vermont citizens and businesses to the maximum extent possible; 7
(E) ensure coordination and nonduplication of workforce education 8
and training activities; 9
(F) identify best practices and gaps in the delivery of workforce 10
education and training programs; 11
(G) design and implement criteria and performance measures for 12
workforce education and training activities; 13
(H) establish goals for the integrated workforce education and training 14
system; and 15
(I) with the assistance of the Secretaries of Commerce and 16
Community Development, of Human Services, of Education, of Agriculture, 17
Food and Markets, and of Transportation and of the Commissioner of Public 18
Safety, develop and implement a coordinated system to recruit, relocate, and 19
train workers to ensure the labor force needs of Vermont’s businesses are met. 20

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.48
2025 Page 4 of 10

VT LEG #379545 v.1
(2) Require from each business, training provider, or program that 1
receives State funding to conduct workforce education and training a report 2
that evaluates the results of the training. Each recipient shall submit its report 3
on a schedule determined by the Commissioner and shall include at least the 4
following information: enter into agreements, to the extent necessary, with 5
other State agencies and departments for services to improve the employment 6
and economic outcomes for individuals receiving public assistance, including 7
agreements to provide customized or specialized services that are beyond the 8
basic services required by federal law; 9
(A) name of the person who receives funding; 10
(B) amount of funding; 11
(C) activities and training provided; 12
(D) number of trainees and their general description; 13
(E) employment status of trainees; and 14
(F) future needs for resources. 15
(3) Review reports submitted by each recipient of workforce education 16
and training funding. develop strategies and provide support to entities 17
responsible for federal investments in the State’s workforce system; 18
(4)(A) Issue an annual report to the Governor, the House Committees on 19
Appropriations and on Commerce and