FRANKLIN/GREENWOOD, Ind. – Aspire Johnson County, the local economic development organization and chamber of commerce for Johnson County, announced its priorities for the 2024 Indiana General Assembly session. They include supporting quality early childhood education expansion and supporting creative workforce incentives.
“Workforce development issues continue to determine the degree of economic and business success,” noted Aspire President and CEO Christian Maslowski. “Individual company talent attraction efforts have helped boost success, but statewide policy enhancements can help Hoosier workforce development go from good to great.”
Aspire says Indiana enacted some solutions to address early childhood education during the 2023 General Assembly session, through the permanency of the On My Way Pre-K pilot program, increased family subsidy threshold, and new state grants for employers implementing local early childhood education solutions.
Aspire supported several career readiness efforts, such as HEA 1002, during the last legislative session and is actively partnering with the local K12 system to support the implementation of the new state programs and requirements.
Aspire supports policies that can include, tax credits, career counseling, remote workforce incentives, tuition assistance, licensure reciprocity, investment in pieces of training, work-based learning opportunities, affordable housing initiatives, and more.
