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Workforce Development Committee, Missouri House of Representatives
The Workforce Development Committee is a standing committee of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Per Rule 22 of the House Rules, standing, conference, interim, and statutory committees in the Missouri House of Representatives are appointed by the Speaker of the House, with minority members of regular standing committees being appointed by the Minority Floor Leader. Special standing committees are appointed by the Speaker with input from the Minority Floor Leader on minority leadership. The Speaker is responsible for designating the number of members of each committee. Unless provided for by the act or resolution creating a committee, partisan balance of committee membership is to match partisan balance of the chamber as closely as possible, save for the Ethics Committee, which is to consist of an equal number of majority and minority members. The chair and vice-chair of each standing committee are appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker, Speaker Pro Tem, floor leaders, assistant floor leaders and whips serve as ex officio members on all standing committees. The chair and a minority member of the Budget Committee serve as ex officio members on all appropriations committees. Ex officio members do not hold voting power unless properly appointed.[1]
See rules: Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly
Function
| “ | The Committee on Workforce Development and Workforce Safety may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the regulation and administration of state policies regarding the attraction, training, retention, and safety of the workforce.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Workforce Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Steve Roberts | • Jeanie Lauer, Chair | |||
| • Bruce Franks | • Travis Fitzwater, Vice chair | |||
| • Jay Mosley | • Jean Evans | |||
| • Jim Hansen | ||||
| • Mike Henderson | ||||
| • Jeff Justus | ||||
| • Bill Lant | ||||
| • Randy Pietzman | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Workforce Standards and Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Bob Burns | • Bill Lant, Chair | |||
| • Clem Smith | • Dean Dohrman, Vice chair | |||
| • Stephen Webber | • Rick Brattin | |||
| • Don Gosen | ||||
| • Mike Kelley | ||||
| • Lyndall Fraker | ||||
| • Nate Walker | ||||
| • Tom Hurst | ||||
| • Steve Lynch | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Workforce Development and Workplace Safety Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Michael Frame | • Bill Lant, Chair | |||
| • Karla May | • Lyndall Fraker, Vice chair | |||
| • Kevin McManus | • Elijah Haahr | |||
| • Stephen Webber | • Kent Hampton | |||
| • Mike Kelley | ||||
| • Kathryn Swan | ||||
| • Nate Walker | ||||
| • Bill White | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Workforce Development and Workplace Safety Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Karla May | • Barney Fisher, Chair | |||
| • Kevin McManus | • Wanda Brown, Vice chair | |||
| • Timothy Meadows | • Lyndall Fraker | |||
| • Sylvester Taylor, II | • Doug Funderburk | |||
| • Stephen Webber | • Kent Hampton | |||
| • Mike Kelley | ||||
| • Glen Klippenstein | ||||
| • Bill Lant | ||||
| • Melissa Leach | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri House of Representatives, "Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly," February 19, 2021 (Rule 21)
- ↑ Missouri House of Representatives, "Rules of the House of Representatives - 100th General Assembly," accessed February 25, 2021 Rule 24(30)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
