Secretary of Labor
Item 111.10 #1h
Item 111.10 #1h | First Year - FY2021 | Second Year - FY2022 | |
| Commerce and Trade |
| Secretary of Commerce and Trade | FY2021 $0 | FY2022 $951,148 | GF |
| FY2021 0.00 | FY2022 4.00 | FTE |
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"A.1. Pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 2321 of the 2021 General Assembly, there is hereby created the Secretary of Labor effective July 1, 2021. Included in this item is funding for the salary of the Secretary of Labor and four positions. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Labor and Industry, Virginia Employment Commission, and Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Effective July 1, 2021, the appropriations and positions of the agencies listed in this section shall be transferred from the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to the Secretary of Labor. The Governor, by executive order, may assign any state executive agency to the Secretary or reassign any agency to another Secretary. In addition, the Governor is hereby authorized to transfer positions and associated funding from agencies within the Secretariat of Labor to the office of said Secretary up to a maximum of four positions.
2. Pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 2321 of the 2021 General Assembly any budgetary item acted on by the 2021 General Assembly pertaining to the Chief Workforce Development Advisor shall be transferred to this new Secretariat, accordingly. This includes provisions contained under Items 52 and 111 of this act.
3. Out of the amounts included in this appropriation, $10,000 in the second year from the general fund is provided for House Bill 1849 in the 2021 General Assembly, which directs the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to study options for expanding registered apprenticeship programs in the state.
4. Out of the amounts included in this appropriation, $341,956 in the second year from the general fund is provided to support the labor law and state capital construction process workgroup and related infrastructure established in paragraphs L., F., and G. of Item 111 of this act. The funds may be used to support the salary of a full-time staff member of the new Secretary's office, hire outside consultants, or any additional costs that the Secretary recommends to effectuate the provisions outlined in Item 111 in the aforementioned paragraphs.
6. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall include implementation of the actions set forth in this item in the Budget Bill submitted to the 2022 Session of the General Assembly."
Explanation
(This amendment creates a new Secretary of Labor for Virginia, and transfers money currently appropriated for the Chief Workforce Development Officer to support the new office. Upon enrolling, amendments related to the Chief Workforce Development Advisor will be transferred to the new Secretary including amendments to Item 111 and Item 52 of this act.)