Chief Patron: Reid
Workgroup on Workforce Development for Virginia's Refugee Resettlement Program (language only)
Item 355 #1h
Item 355 #1h | | | |
| Health and Human Resources |
| Department of Social Services |
Language
Page 160, after line 45, strike "Not set out." and insert:
"Financial Assistance for Supplemental Assistance Services (49100) | $83,257,450 | $83,257,450 |
General Relief (49101) | $500,000 | $500,000 |
Resettlement Assistance (49102) | $9,022,000 | $9,022,000 |
Emergency and Energy Assistance (49103) | $73,735,450 | $73,735,450 |
Fund Sources: | | |
General | $500,000 | $500,000 |
Federal Trust | $82,757,450 | $82,757,450 |
Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 54; Title 63.2, Code of Virginia; Title VI, Subtitle B, P.L. 97-35, as amended; P.L. 104-193, as amended, Federal Code.
The Department of Social Services shall establish a work group within the Office of New Americans Board to make recommendations related to workforce development for Virginia's Refugee Resettlement program. The work group shall examine the following: (i) areas of employment that individuals would be poised to enter but for barriers to entry, including but not limited to, medical fields under strain from COVID-19, (ii) barriers to entry (such as licensing) and opportunities to align state licensing requirements with foreign training, (iii) laws or regulations that should be amended to eliminate citizenship, immigration status, or language proficiency requirements for licensure, (iv) opportunities to expand access to apprenticeship programs, (v) opportunities for entrepreneurship, and (vi) tax incentives to facilitate employer hires of individuals. The department shall submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2020 summarizing the study's findings and making recommendations for ways to strengthen workforce development opportunities for refugees and special immigrants, such as legislative, policy, administrative, or regulatory changes that should be considered."
(This amendment adds language directing the Department of Social Services to establish a work group within the Office of New Americans Board to make recommendations related to workforce development for Virginia's Refugee Resettlement program. The work group shall report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.)