§ 1 Department of career services
§ 6 Administration of system of free public employment offices by the director of career services
§ 7 State workforce development board
§ 8 Definitions applicable to Secs. 8 to 10
§ 8A Administration and enforcement of unemployment insurance system and employer medical assistance contribution by director of unemployment assistance
§ 9 Health professions worker training grant program
§ 10 Performance standards for workforce development and job training programs
§ 11 Performance standards and workforce accountability task force

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 23H - Workforce Development

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.