GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE BILL 271

Short Title:  Worker Training Study.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Parnell.
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Referred to:  Rules.
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February 23, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE WORKER TRAINING TRUST FUND STUDY COMMISSION AND TO DIRECT THAT COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A STUDY. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The North Carolina Worker Training Trust Fund Study Commission is created. The Commission shall consist of 10 members. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint five members, at least one of whom shall not be a Senator. The Speaker of the House shall appoint five members, at least one of whom shall not be a Representative. All initial appointments shall be made no later than September 15, 1989. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointments. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall appoint cochairmen from among the membership of the Commission.
Sec. 2.  The Commission shall:
(1)	Study and document the needs of displaced and dislocated workers for education and training;
(2)	Recommend viable training programs directed toward enhancing the employability of workers;
(3)	Study and document the needs for school-to-work transition activities and programs;
(4)	Study the coordination of industry's needs and the job training curriculum available in the State;
(5)	Design a plan for the distribution of any refunds to employers that it finds warranted;
(6)	Study the need of the Employment Security Commission for continued and stable funding to maintain the operation of its local offices; and
(7)	Recommend to the 1990 Session of the 1989 General Assembly and to the 1991 General Assembly the ways in which the money in the Worker Training Trust Fund should be used.
Sec. 3. The Worker Training Trust Fund Study Commission shall submit a written report to the 1990 Session of the 1989 General Assembly and to the 1991 General Assembly. 
   	Sec. 4. From the funds available to the General Assembly, the Legislative Services Commission shall allocate monies to fund the work of the Worker Training Trust Fund Study Commission.
Sec. 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.