SB 383

2026 Regular Session  ENROLLED
  ACT No. 18
 SENATE BILL NO. 383
 BY SENATOR BASS
1AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1514(B), (C)(1)(a), and (D)(4) and (11), 1536(E)(3), and
31553(B)(8) and (10), relative to the Incumbent Worker Training Program; to provide
4relative to the Incumbent Worker Training Account; to provide for the training of
5incumbent workers; to provide relative to eligibility requirements for businesses; to
6provide relative to customized training; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 23:1514(B), (C)(1)(a), and (D)(4) and (11), 1536(E)(3), and
9 1553(B)(8) and (10) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10§1514. Worker training fund; purpose; training programs; eligibility criteria;
11program administration
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13B. Incumbent Worker Training Account funds shall be used only for the
14following types of training:
15(1) Customized training. Designed to meet the special need and specific skill,
16technology, or operational needs and requirements of business and industry,
17including a small business employer or group of small business employers.
18customized Customized training programs may include specialized, employer-
19specific curriculums, instructional materials, training delivery methods, on-site or
20employer-directed training, innovative training projects, and training locations.
21Customized training may also include standardized courses. Customized training
22shall address workforce challenges of the employer and be for workforce needs
23such as process improvements, new equipment, or technology adoption. The
24administrator shall define "customized training" through rulemaking
25consistent with this Section.
26(2) Small business employee training. This type of training is may be
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1individual standardized (off-the-shelf) training, customized training, or college or
2university noncredit courses and shall be available to businesses having fifty or
3fewer employees.
4(3) Preemployment training. This type of training shall be provided for
5nonincumbent workers for new, existing, and expanding businesses. This training
6may include screening, skills assessment, testing, remediation, and occupational and
7technical training.
8(4) Work-based learning. This type of training shall be provided for
9apprenticeship and internship programs.
10C. An applicant is eligible to participate in the Incumbent Worker Training
11Program if it meets the following criteria:
12(1) Is an individual employer or a consortium made up of two or more
13eligible employers that meets all of the following requirements:
14(a) Has been operating in Louisiana this state for not less than three years a
15minimum of two years, unless otherwise exempted by the secretary of Louisiana
16Works or his designee.
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18D.(1)  *       *       *
19(4)(a) No more than ten percent of such amounts appropriated to the fund by
20the state legislature shall be used for the payment of expenses incurred for the
21administration of this account.
22(b) No more than forty percent of such amounts appropriated to the fund
23by the state legislature shall be used for sector-based training, regional
24workforce initiatives, or innovation or pilot projects addressing high-demand
25or shortage occupations.
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27(11) The administrator shall administer the account and shall promulgate
28rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for the
29administration of this Section, including the procedures for applying for funds,
30distribution of funds, monitoring of and auditing of training conducted with funds,
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1reimbursement of costs, the definition and implementation of "customized
2training", and any additional requirements he deems appropriate and necessary to
3carry out the provisions of this Section.
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5§1536. Determination of rate; ratio of reserves to payroll as a basis
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8(3) If, at the computation date in any year, the fund balance, including all
9monies in the benefit transfer account, exceeds one billion four one hundred fifty
10million dollars, a ten percent reduction in contributions due under the rate table
11provided in Subsection D of this Section shall be granted to each employer with a
12positive reserve ratio.
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14§1553. Noncharging of benefits; recoupment; social charge account; social charge
15tax rate
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18(8) Amounts not to exceed twenty million dollars to be credited to the
19Incumbent Worker Training Account to fund the Incumbent Worker Training
20Program as provided under R.S. 23:1514 shall be charged to this account only in any
21calendar year in which the applied trust fund balance range as defined in R.S.
2223:1474 is equal to or greater than seven hundred fifty million dollars, but less than
23one billion two one hundred fifty million dollars and only in the amount necessary
24to bring the balance of unobligated funds in such subaccount to twenty million
25dollars.
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27(10) Amounts not to exceed thirty-five million dollars to be credited to the
28Incumbent Worker Training Account to fund the Incumbent Worker Training
29Program as provided under R.S. 23:1514 shall be charged to this account only in any
30calendar year in which the applied trust fund balance range as defined in R.S.
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123:1474 is equal to or greater than one billion two one hundred fifty million dollars
2and only in the amount necessary to bring the balance of unobligated funds in such
3subaccount to thirty-five million dollars.
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  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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