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SB1403 • 2026

workforce Arizona council; report

SB1403 - workforce Arizona council; report

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Janae Shamp
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Workforce Arizona Council Report Requirements

This bill requires the Workforce Arizona Council to submit an annual report on job training programs and defines what counts as a rural area.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the council to submit a written annual report by December 1 each year.
  • Mandates that reports include data broken down by race, ethnicity, sex, and age for people with barriers to employment.
  • Asks state agencies and community colleges to send necessary information to the council by November 1.
  • Defines a rural area as any county with fewer than 250,000 residents.
  • Requires an analysis of job training outcomes specifically in rural areas.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Workforce Arizona Council
  • State agencies and community colleges that provide workforce data

Terms To Know

Workforce Arizona Council
A group established by the governor to help plan state workforce programs.
One-stop delivery system
A coordinated way for people to access different career services in one place.
Rural area
In this law, a county with less than 250,000 people living there.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not state when it will officially take effect.
  • The text describes what data must be collected but does not set specific goals for how many jobs participants should get.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senate Government: None

  4. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1403 - workforce Arizona council; report

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SB1403 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
workforce Arizona council; report

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1403

Introduced by

Senator
Shamp

AN
ACT

Amending section 41-5401, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to the workforce arizona council.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-5401, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
41-5401.

Workforce Arizona council; duties; annual report; definition

A. The governor by executive order shall establish a
workforce Arizona council and appoint members to the council consistent with 29
United States Code section 3111.

B. The workforce Arizona council that is established
by executive order shall assist the governor in:

1. The development, implementation and modification
of a state workforce plan.

2. The review of statewide policies and
programs. The workforce Arizona council shall make recommendations
to the governor on actions that should be taken to align workforce development
programs in a manner that supports a comprehensive and streamlined workforce
development system.

3. The development and continuous improvement of the
workforce development system in this state.

4. The development and the updating of comprehensive
state performance accountability measures.

5. The identification and dissemination of
information on workforce best practices.

6. The development and review of statewide policies
affecting the coordinated provision of services through a one-stop
delivery system.

7. The development of strategies for technology
improvements to facilitate access to and improve the quality of services and
activities provided through a one-stop delivery system.

8. The development of strategies for aligning technology
and data systems across one-stop partner programs to enhance service
delivery and improve efficiencies in reporting on performance accountability
measurement and reporting processes and the incorporation of local input into
the design and implementation of one-stop partner programs.

9. The development of allocation formulas for the
distribution of monies for employment and training activities for adults and
youth workforce investment activities.

C. The workforce Arizona council shall meet at least
four times each year and shall submit a written annual report to the governor,
the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and
the joint legislative budget committee by December 1 of each year.� This report
shall include:

1. Information specifying the levels of performance
achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance of workforce
development programs and performance with respect to individuals with barriers
to employment disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex and age.

2. The total number of participants
who
were
served by workforce development programs.

3. The number of participants who received career
and training services and the amount of monies spent on each type of service.

4. The number of participants who exited from career
and training services.

5. The average cost per participant of those
participants who received career and training services.

6. The percentage of participants who received
training services and obtained employment in a field related to the training
received.

7. The number of individuals with barriers to
employment
who were
served by workforce development
programs.

8. An analysis of workforce
development outcomes in rural areas of this state, including participation
levels, service availability, employment outcomes and barriers unique to those
communities.

D. Each state agency and community college shall
submit to the workforce Arizona council the information necessary to compile
the report described in subsection C, paragraph 3 of this section by November 1
of each year.

E. The workforce Arizona council shall coordinate
with state agencies and state community colleges to produce outcome-based
performance measures for all state workforce development programs.

F. For the purposes of this section,
"Rural" means a county with a population of less than two hundred
fifty thousand persons.

END_STATUTE