2025 bills / S.B. 162
S.B. 162 Talent Connect (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
AI summary from the official description
The bill creates a statewide online talent portal that lists high-demand jobs in Utah and connects employers with qualified candidates from higher education institutions, with mobile access and links to state labor market data. It also sets up a cooperative education pilot program in which participating employers provide full-time paid work experiences, with academic credit, mentorship, and annual reporting requirements.
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Official description
- creates a statewide talent portal for high-demand jobs in Utah
- defines high-demand jobs based on growth rate, wages, and societal impact
- requires a platform that connects Utah employers with qualified candidates from higher education institutions
- mandates mobile access to the talent portal
- requires integration with state labor market data and workforce systems
- establishes regular updates of high-demand job categories based on market trends
- creates requirements for data analytics and employer verification systems
- requires annual reporting on portal metrics and outcomes
- establishes a cooperative education pilot program
- creates a strategic partnerships between Utah universities and engineering efforts
- requires participating employers to provide full-time paid cooperative education work experiences
- establishes a dual mentorship structure with academic and industry advisors
- creates a framework for granting academic credit for cooperative education experiences
- requires development of an electronic management system for program administration
- establishes data collection and analysis requirements for program evaluation
- mandates annual reporting on program effectiveness and workforce impact
- establishes liability and risk management protocols for participating institutions
- makes technical changes
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What members get
- An alert the day S.B. 162 is put on a committee agenda, with time and room, so you can be there to speak
- When S.B. 162 is rewritten, exactly which words changed
- Its hearings in your own calendar
- Your own scorecard: pick the side you favor and see how every legislator voted
Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 4, 2025Who voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 4, 2025Who voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 11, 2025Who voted how
- 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 12, 2025Who voted how
- 8 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 21, 2025Who voted how
- 68 yes, 0 no, 7 absentFinal House vote · Mar 4, 2025Who voted how