{"id":236709,"date":"2026-06-24T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/new-bill-would-reward-companies-for-training-and-hiring-the-human-workforce-behind-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T23:50:08","slug":"new-bill-would-reward-companies-for-training-and-hiring-the-human-workforce-behind-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/new-bill-would-reward-companies-for-training-and-hiring-the-human-workforce-behind-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"New bill would reward companies for training and hiring the human workforce behind AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/new-bill-would-reward-companies-training-hiring-human-workforce-behind-ai\/19357867\/\">New bill would reward companies for training and hiring the human workforce behind AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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a stable technical career.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>California-NVIDIA Collaboration<\/strong>: A partnership launched in summer 2024 aims to integrate AI-related curriculum and career pathways into community colleges across California using the NVIDIA initiative.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>SKILL Act Introduction<\/strong>: Liccardo proposes the Supporting Knowledge Through Industry-Led Learning (SKILL) Act to expand the California-NVIDIA model nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Legislative Incentives<\/strong>: Under the SKILL Act, employers receive a $2,500 tax credit per student completing a program and an additional $2,500 if they hire a graduate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Importance of Workforce Partnership<\/strong>: Experts like Louis Stewart from NVIDIA emphasize the importance of building workforce pipelines before technological disruption.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Annual Funding for Workforce Development<\/strong>: The proposed bill aims to create 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