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Legislation passed by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday is aimed at aiding working-age adults in Pennsylvania’s workforce. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
Bill to upskill PA adults for workforce passed by Senate Committee
Ed Gruver//June 7, 2023
Legislation that would create a grant program to upskill adults for the Pennsylvania workforce was passed Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee.
Sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Beaver/Washington/Greene, Senate Bill 462 now advances to the full Senate for consideration.
Bartolotta said Pennsylvania’s workforce is desperate in its need for skilled workers, matching the need of adults throughout the state who are seeking to earn family-sustaining salaries.
“My bill addresses both of those needs and also benefits the state’s economy – a win all around,” Bartolotta said in a press release.
Under the measure, the Department of Education would create a program to provide grants to programs that assist adult workers in the workforce. Bartolotta’s bill would also allow providers of adult education additional resources to offer career services, digital literacy, education partnerships, tuition assistance, and workforce/adult basic education partnerships.
