Committee approves technical cleanup and reauthorization bills for Louisiana Works

On March 19 the House Labor Committee reported two largely technical measures affecting Louisiana Works.

House Bill 923 (Representative Barrault) was described as a cleanup bill to modernize language, remove outdated provisions and align statutes with last year's agency reorganization that moved workforce programs into Louisiana Works. Barrault said the bill was primarily technical and sought to ensure compliance with federal law; the committee adopted technical amendments and reported the bill with amendments.

House Bill 334 (Chair Cruz) is a routine reauthorization and sunset extension to maintain statutory authority for existing workforce programs, including reauthorization of the incumbent worker training program. Sponsors said the bills enable ongoing workforce initiatives and help the agency coordinate training for incoming projects. HB334 was reported favorably by voice vote.