The Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF) advocates for legislative and budget proposals to improve employment opportunities for Maryland’s low-income workers and their families. Our work recognizes that a healthy Maryland economy requires public policies that meet the workforce needs of employers while promoting fair and equitable access to employment opportunities for low-income Marylanders.
JOTF supports a broad agenda of legislation that eliminates educational and employment barriers for low-wage workers, from access to occupational licensing to expungement legislation and more. Our 2024 legislative priorities were developed with feedback from workforce-trainees in our BetterU training program and include:
- Expand Access to Occupational Licenses
- Establish Good Cause Expungement
- Expand Digital Literacy Education
- Repeal Driver License Suspensions
- Establish Local Hiring Initiatives
- Repeal Prison and Jail Phone Call and Public Defender Fines & Fees
Click here to view the 2024 JOTF Policy Agenda
For more information on our 2024 policy agenda and public policy efforts, please contact our Policy Team.