Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of federal workforce Pell grants and coordinate approval of eligible workforce training programs with other state and federal workforce programs to avoid duplicative payments for the same student costs that are covered by federal workforce Pell grants. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14.

SB 2193 requires Tennessee's governor to approve all workforce training programs eligible for federal workforce Pell grants, in consultation with the state workforce development board. It mandates coordination between state and federal programs to prevent duplicate payments for the same student costs already covered by federal Pell grants. The law specifies that the state workforce board must establish internal procedures to verify programs meet federal eligibility standards, but prohibits state agencies from creating new rules to implement this section. This bill directly affects workforce training programs seeking federal funding, state agencies managing workforce programs, and students enrolled in these programs.