HB 1707 -- Small Business Employee Training Program Sponsor: St. Onge This bill establishes the Small Business Employee Training Program to be administered by the Division of Workforce Development within the Department of Economic Development. The program is to assist expanding small businesses with training or retraining employees. The bill also creates the Missouri Small Business Employee Training Fund into which any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly or received as gifts; contributions; grants; or bequests received from federal, private, or other sources may be deposited. The department will issue rules governing the awarding of reimbursement from the fund and submit reports to the General Assembly. The provisions of the bill will expire four years from the effective date.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives