Governor Patrick files FY 2008 House 1 Budget Complete Budget

Read Key Association Workforce Items

House Budget FY 2008...budget site

Senate Budget FY 2008...click here

See Association comparison chart on key line items...PDF

Health Care Workforce Legislation testimony before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing was provided by:

Don Gillis, Executive Director, Massachusetts Workforce Board Association

Paul Levy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Enid Eckstein, Vice President Health Systems, 1199 SEIU United HealthCare Workers East

Jerry Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Vocational Services-Boston

FACT SHEETS

H1162 - An Act Relative to the Health Care Workforce...Fact Sheet

With job vacancies in health care at an all time high the Association joined with legislative leadership to file Health care workforce legislation...read more

S290 An Act to Improve Dropout Prevention and Reporting of Graduation Rates...Fact Sheet

Rick Lord, CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, applauds Speaker DiMasi and House leadership on the release of the Economic Stimulus bill.

Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2006

AN ACT Relative to Economic Investments in the Commonwealth to Promote Job Creation, Economic Stability, and Competitiveness in the Massachusetts Economy. Final text

Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Conference Report Released

Read full conference report...PDF

Key Items:

Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund $11 mil

Workforce Accountability Task Force

Education Rewards Grant Program $1.5 mil

School to Career $7.129

One Stops $6 mil

ABE $32.322 mil

Food Stamps Employment & Training $20 mil

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) project $4 mil

Read language on Association Priorities...DOC

Workforce Solutions Group Press Release..DOC

To view Economic and Workforce legislation language.

House Economic Stimulus Bill: http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht04pdf/ht04429.pdf

Senate Commonwealth Investment Act:
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st02/st02256.htm

Senate Ways and Means Budget site

House Ways and Means Budget Site

For updates on legislation go to:

Statehouse News Service:

http://www.statehousenews.com

Massachusetts State Legislature:

www.mass.gov/legis

Contact your Legislator:

House http://www.mass.gov/legis/memmenuh.htm

Senate http://www.mass.gov/legis/memmenus.htm