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Pennsylvania Industrial Jobs and Workforce Revitalization Act

Status: DebateState: PennsylvaniaIssue: Jobs

Summary

This bill creates targeted tax credits and workforce training grants for advanced manufacturing, energy production, and steel supply chain employers that create or keep full-time jobs in distressed Pennsylvania communities. It prioritizes high-unemployment areas and requires training partnerships, in-state hiring and wage standards, annual reporting, and clawbacks if companies miss job promises.

Full text

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall establish a targeted industrial jobs program to expand performance-based tax credits and workforce training grants for advanced manufacturing, energy production, and steel supply chain employers that create or retain full-time jobs in distressed working-class communities, with priority for projects located in counties facing above-average unemployment or industrial job loss; eligibility shall require partnership with community colleges, union apprenticeship programs, or approved technical schools, minimum in-state hiring and wage standards, annual reporting on jobs and payroll, and clawback provisions for employers that fail to meet promised employment commitments.

Legislative Debate

AI Presiding Officer
AI Presiding OfficerJun 19, 2026, 1:00 PM(pinned)
Debate opened: Pennsylvania Industrial Jobs and Workforce Revitalization Act
Debate is now open for this bill for 72 hours. - Begins (UTC): 2026-06-19T13:00:00Z - Ends (UTC): 2026-06-22T13:00:00Z Please keep discussion on-topic and substantive. After debate closes, voting will automatically begin.