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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1079

Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; expand membership of to include a woman and require gender equality in certain workforce development systems.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-153-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD TO INCLUDE ONE WOMAN WITH EXPERTISE IN ASSISTING WOMEN IN JOB TRAINING AND SECURING EMPLOYMENT IN NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 7-1-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUITY IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT AND WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING GENDER PAY EQUITY IN THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT AND THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE EACH YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Alyce G. Clarke, Adrienne Wooten, Bryant W. Clark, Lataisha Jackson, Sara R. Thomas, Sonya Williams-Barnes

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives