{"id":2222086,"date":"2024-04-16T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/workforce-development-data-sharing-must-adapt-or-die\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T08:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:36:59","slug":"workforce-development-data-sharing-must-adapt-or-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/workforce-development-data-sharing-must-adapt-or-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace change or face extinction in sharing workforce development data"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworkforce-development-data-sharing-must-adapt-or-die%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>State agencies in Pennsylvania struggle to share vital data on jobs and\u200b the economy efficiently. \u200bSenate Bill 761 proposes compelling the Department of Labor &#038; Industry to collaborate with local workforce development boards for data sharing.\u2062 Senator Camera Bartolotta highlights \u2062the urgency to make data more accessible for impactful \u2062decisions\u2063 and attracting investments. The bill is a step towards aligning \u200dwith neighboring states&#8217; practices and enhancing\u200d industry advancement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 State agencies across the commonwealth gather data on jobs, employment, and the economy \u2014 but they struggle to share it, hamstringing how useful it is.<\/p>\n<p>Legislators have taken notice and are looking to compel some digital cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2023&#038;sInd=0&#038;body=S&#038;type=B&#038;bn=0761\">Senate Bill 761<\/a><\/strong>, introduced by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, would require the Department of Labor &#038; Industry to share information about workers, unemployment, and economic trends with local workforce development boards. The boards would then use the information to develop local plans and Labor &#038; Industry would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-house-speaker-warns-border-deal-could-be-dead-on-arrival-vows-to-impeach-mayorkas\/\" title=\"GOP House Speaker threatens to reject border deal, promises to impeach Mayorkas\">offer technical assistance<\/a> on how to use the data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs things modernize and technology moves forward, things happen at a much, much quicker pace,\u201d Bartolotta said. \u201cThe demand for instant data is so great \u2014 and wasn\u2019t really so pressing before apparently \u2014 but it\u2019s well past time that we step up and make this data available so it can change, not just the lives of employees, but entice more investment in Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senator argued the change would create a one-stop-shop, catching up with the approach used in neighboring states like New York, which made a similar change a decade ago. As it stands, some workforce-related data can take up to two years for development boards to get, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s far past time that we step up and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-house-votes-to-end-license-requirement-to-carry-a-handgun\/\" title=\"Indiana House Votes To End License Requirement To Carry A Handgun\">make things easier<\/a> for industry to move in,\u201d Bartolotta said. \u201cPennsylvania is great at standing in its own way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Data-sharing would include unemployment claims, wage records, new hires, workforce program results, and other economic information.<\/p>\n<p>The bill received its first consideration in the Senate last week, but awaits further action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI owned a business for 31 years and you have to adapt or die. We\u2019re not adapting in Pennsylvania,\u201d Bartolotta said. \u201cIt seems so ridiculous and we\u2019ve got low-hanging fruit \u2026 we have the data, but we\u2019re not sharing it \u2026We make it so challenging and difficult for places like our local workforce development boards. These places want to help people get to work, they want to put programs together for the burgeoning industries \u2014 those skills most in demand today, not two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearing out roadblocks and barriers, she said, was like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-director-michigan-should-close-things-down\/\" title=\"CDC Director: Michigan Should \u2018Close Things Down\u2019\">playing whack-a-mole<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Workers and employers are) in the dark looking for each other at the moment \u2014 let\u2019s turn the lights on,\u201d Bartolotta said. \u201cIs this gonna solve all the problems? No, but it\u2019s gonna solve a whole lot of problems that exist now because we have an antiquated system where the data is not being shared.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The push for better economic coordination comes as Pennsylvania struggles to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-countries-that-escaped-poverty-by-promoting-capitalism\/\" title=\"5 Countries That Escaped Poverty By Promoting Capitalism\">encourage economic growth<\/a> beyond a few hot spots. Though unemployment remains low, so are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/young-men-are-more-likely-than-ever-to-stay-jobless-remain-at-parents-homes\/\" title=\"Young Men Are More Likely Than Ever To Stay Jobless, Remain At Parents\u2019 Homes\">labor force participation rates<\/a>, and the state has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_f7d98602-e232-11ee-876c-cf6ca7014c34.html\">50,000 fewer jobs<\/a><\/strong> than previously estimated.<\/p>\n<p>Job gains in Pittsburgh have been below as western Pennsylvania deals with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_02b44434-f121-11ee-8899-abd37c7249e6.html\">\u201cemployment doldrums;\u201d<\/a><\/strong> statewide, legislators have warned that innovative projects must survive a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_87da816e-f851-11ee-85cf-1b8b6ef5efeb.html\">\u201cvalley of death.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bartolotta hopes, with the support of Pittsburgh Works Together, the United Way, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, and the Pennsylvania Chamber among others, that her legislation will get rid of one more problem facing workers and employers alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings move so rapidly that you have to stay up to speed or you\u2019re out of the race,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m tired of Pennsylvania being out of the race at every opportunity \u2026 We\u2019re losing good workers, we\u2019re losing investment, and we\u2019re losing opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State agencies in the commonwealth collect crucial data on jobs, employment, and the economy but face challenges in sharing it effectively. Recognizing this issue, legislators are considering Senate Bill 761, proposed by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, to mandate digital cooperation for better data utilization and dissemination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2222087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24037853666052.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24037853666052.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}