Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1358: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce boards; requiring the Department to provide funding to a local workforce board as part of a certain quick response program; requiring local workforce boards to provide grants to employers under the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods Program; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce development boards…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce development boards; requiring, if funding is available, the Department to provide funding to a local workforce development board as part of the State's quick response program for certain reductions in operations; requiring local workforce development boards to provide grants to employers under the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods Program; and generally relating to workforce development in the State. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Labor and Employment Section 11-201, 11-304, 11-305(a), 11-601(d), and 11-1405(d) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Labor and Employment Section 11-303, 11-601(a) through (c) and (e), and 11-1403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Labor and Employment EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1358* HOUSE BILL 1358 11-201. (a) …