H70
for a Constitutional right to employable skills training
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Bill overview
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a right to employable skills training in Massachusetts. The goal is to ensure that individuals have access to the training needed to gain and maintain employment. This amendment would recognize skills training as a fundamental right, potentially impacting how the state funds and provides workforce development programs. The bill has faced repeated attempts to be shelved and ultimately failed to pass.
Key provisions
- Guarantees a constitutional right to employable skills training.
- Aims to improve workforce readiness in Massachusetts.
- Would likely influence state funding for training programs.
- Recognizes skills training as a fundamental right.
Who is affected
- Job seekers
- Workers
- Massachusetts residents
- Workforce development agencies
Notable changes
- Introduces a new constitutional right.
- Potentially shifts the state’s approach to workforce development.
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Primary sponsor
Michael S. Day
Cosponsor
Vincent Lawrence Dixon
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Proposal for Constitutional Amendment H.70 194th (Current)
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a Constitutional right to employable skills training
By Representative Day of Stoneham (by request), a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 70) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to a Constitutional right to employable skills training. Labor and Workforce Development.
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Presenting Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.
Presenter: Michael S. Day (By Request)
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Displaying 5 actions for Proposal for Constitutional Amendment H.70
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 3/3/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development |
| 3/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/16/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 5/1/2025 | Senate | Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Placed on file, in concurrence |
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