HB 18-1310

HB 18-1310, also known as the Emergency Employment Support Services Pilot Program DOLA, is a bill that creates a three-year program in Colorado aimed at helping people find jobs or job training. This program will provide financial support to individuals who live in rural and non-rural areas of the state, are 16 years old or older, eligible to work in the U.S., earn less than 200% of the federal poverty line, and are actively looking for employment or training opportunities. The bill has been signed into law and will be overseen by the Department of Labor and Employment, which will also report on its effectiveness at the end of the three-year period.

Official Summary

The bill creates a 3-year pilot program in the division of employment and training (division) in the department of labor and employment (department) to provide emergency employment support services to rural and nonrural counties in the state. The bill requires the division to contract with an administering entity to operate the pilot program to provide reimbursement for emergency employment support services provided to eligible individuals in the eligible counties. In order to be eligible for services for which a service provider may be reimbursed under the pilot program, an individual must be 16 years or older, eligible to work in the United States, have an income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, and be actively pursuing employment or job training. The bill sets forth a list of services that are eligible for reimbursement. The bill requires the administering entity to report to the division at the end of the pilot program. The division is required to devise a formula for poverty reduction, employment, and workforce development programs for the distribution of money within the program area. The bill establishes the emergency employment support services pilot program cash fund to consist of gifts, grants, and donations, and any other money that the general assembly may transfer to the fund. The pilot program is subject to sunset review at the end of the 3-year period. The division is required to promulgate rules to implement and set parameters for the operation of the pilot program. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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