Z:\XML\RCP117-43.XML XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX 5/9/2022 9:07 XXXXXXX 05/05/2022 4:08 PM XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX [Discussion Draft] [Discussion Draft] May 9, 2022 117th CONGRESS 2d Session Rules Committee Print 117–43 Text of H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 Offered by M_. ______ [Showing the text of H.R. 7309, as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and Labor.]
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.
2.
References
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
3.
Transition provisions
(a)
Workforce Development Systems and Investment Activities
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall take such actions as the Secretaries determine to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under subtitle A of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under subtitle A of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), as amended by this Act. Such actions shall include the provision of guidance related to unified State planning, combined State planning, and the performance accountability system described in such subtitle. (b)
Workforce Investment Activities
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the subtitles B through E of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under subtitles B through E of title I of such Act, as amended by this Act. (c)
Adult Education and Literacy Programs
The Secretary of Education shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, as amended by this Act. (d)
Employment Services Activities
The Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act. (e)
Regulations
(1)
Proposed regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by this Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act. (2)
Final regulations
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries described in paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Register final regulations relating to the transition to, and implementation of, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by this Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act. (f)
Expenditure of Funds During Transition
(1)
In general
Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance with regulations developed under subsection (f), States, grant recipients, administrative entities, and other recipients of financial assistance under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, may expend funds received under such Act in order to plan and implement programs and activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by this Act. (2)
Additional requirements
Not more than 2 percent of any allotment to any State from amounts appropriated under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, for fiscal year 2022 may be made available to carry out activities authorized under paragraph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any amount used to carry out activities authorized under paragraph (1) shall be made available to local entities for the purposes of the activities described in such paragraph.
4.
Effective date
(a)
In general
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first full program year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b)
Exceptions
Sections 102, 103, and 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by this Act, shall apply to plans for the second full program year after the date of enactment of this Act, including the development, submission, and approval of such plans during the first full program year after such date.
5.
Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. References. Sec. 3. Transition provisions. Sec. 4. Effective date. Sec. 5. Table of contents. Title I—Definitions and other general matters Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. WIOA table of contents. Title II—Workforce Development Activities Subtitle A—System Alignment Chapter 1—State Provisions Sec. 201. State workforce development boards. Sec. 202. Unified State plan. Sec. 203. Combined State plan. Chapter 2—Local Provisions Sec. 206. Workforce development areas. Sec. 207. Local workforce development boards. Sec. 208. Local plan. Chapter 3—Performance Accountability Sec. 211. Performance accountability system. Subtitle B—Workforce Investment Activities and Providers Chapter 1—Workforce Investment Activities and Providers Sec. 221. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. Sec. 222. Identification of eligible providers of training services. Chapter 2—Youth Workforce Investment Activities Sec. 231. State allotments. Sec. 232. Within State allocations. Sec. 233. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities. Sec. 234. Summer and year-round employment for youth. Chapter 3—Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Sec. 241. Within State allocations. Sec. 242. Use of funds for employment and training activities. Chapter 4—General Workforce Investment Provisions Sec. 251. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle C—Job Corps Sec. 261. Amendments relating to Job Corps. Subtitle D—National Programs Sec. 271. Native American Programs. Sec. 272. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs. Sec. 273. Technical assistance. Sec. 274. Evaluations and research. Sec. 275. National dislocated worker grants. Sec. 276. YouthBuild program. Sec. 277. Strengthening community colleges training grants program. Sec. 278. Reentry employment opportunities. Sec. 279. Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readiness (sector) program. Sec. 280. Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grants. Sec. 281. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle E—Administration Sec. 291. Nondiscrimination. Sec. 292. Secretarial administrative authorities and responsibilities. Sec. 293. Guard rails for program integrity. Title III—Adult education and family literacy Sec. 301. Family literacy. Sec. 302. Purpose. Sec. 303. Definitions. Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 305. Performance accountability system. Sec. 306. State distribution of funds; matching requirement. Sec. 307. State leadership activities. Sec. 308. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. Sec. 309. Local administrative cost limits. Sec. 310. National leadership activities. Sec. 311. Integrated English literacy and civics education. Sec. 312. Technical corrections to other laws. Title IV—General provisions Sec. 401. Prohibition of national database management. Sec. 402. Accessibility. Title V—Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act Sec. 501. Inclusion of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. Sec. 502. Workforce and labor market information system. Title VI—Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum> <header>Definitions and other general matters</header> <section id="H4BBBC023FEA9425CA4AF59E344E8E81B" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>101.</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <subsection id="H743CB474887A4B1BB4C1DE20D446F03F"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Foundational skill needs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (5) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H55A4BE9E26CB433A9479B1BCC2280C80" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HF4F31532073845C1A73BB6F081E18F9B"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Foundational skill needs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>foundational skill needs</term> means, with respect to an individual—</text> <subparagraph id="HDF4C0928CAC34B67BD85637A65CDD9A2"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>who is a youth or adult, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76AD5500CFE4479C9D2E42FC24F8A7FE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>who is a youth or adult, that the individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, or does not possess digital literacy, interpersonal communication, time management, critical thinking, or financial literacy skills at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H0B1F6C289B2149059C23C87CA0EE478D"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Career pathway</header> <text>Paragraph (7) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB40C266A00C04739B942942276777A91" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H5E9968A2AA2D478A979867F19E11DD73"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>Career pathway</header> <text>The term <term>career pathway</term> means a combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF33AF480A36405784470281AFC4E1DF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>are designed to support progression towards attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E680CB950754368A425A1B5113717A6"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>align with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the State or regional economy involved;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8AACA816EF6403F8FA70C5FA5D46468"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>include multiple entry and exit points;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB560F0BB33145F88E6EE7737ED98DB5"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>prepare an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including apprenticeship programs;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CB62CE67D5642A5BEB30C647EB1F96F"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>provide career services, including counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual’s education and career goals, and helping the individual to identify and access a path to skills and credentials that are needed for the educational and career advancement of the individual; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7E8B5AB146E4B559948B89B60AC17C6"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include supportive services or provides assistance in applying for and accessing direct support services, means-tested Federal benefit programs, or similar State, tribal, or local benefit programs;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H450DA19E2BCD4F68ABDF5891B402B947"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>include, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster (such as through work-based learning opportunities);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF09B09EA09214CF7AEDE5F7E92BBA841" commented="no"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>organize education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0415A256D6354C24AF6F44FDA0C54616"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>enable an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent as applicable, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary credential; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05E5A2F77CB8458A814E5735ED0DF4AA"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>help an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H187D0D42AE8F46FC99577268AD1DDE45"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Dislocated worker</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (15) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBF8DE8D397714CBF930047530A7B1B74"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2B07A9553D52402FBA80F6A5B1F962A1"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H13EBC067C82E408DA872562918200FC7"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (ii)—</text> <clause id="H429C709A002D45048813D5BF1959BF0B"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="HF9244F29E0194441A64124BA43CC7638"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HC6D210808CFF490D88856E3A3FF1DF88"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF96A194D156846629CCE027ACD31CF2C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H27582FFC25114531BF9AB6EB5EAD91D6" indent="up2"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been an unemployed individual for 27 weeks or more; </text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H528B87EFCF8046F88CB2335DC2384AAE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by striking clause (iii);</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86D3EF4A02754E7B88A0ACF23440F81B"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H775DE55AA90541BB9A7BE8A8F791A22A" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H96C9B853AE36408BB949F47D7C0D5579" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0C78DFF9F5FF416C941BF6928808761E" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <clause id="H9AC3E25BEBA140379F564289BFA61CB1" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is currently underemployed and engaged in the occasional performance of services for remuneration; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H055F8F60EC3148A4A4D8630A2DFDB088" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>is self-employed, is seeking part-time employment, and does not have sufficient work history to qualify, or otherwise would not qualify for regular unemployment or extended benefits under State or Federal law;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE367DB99397F47B7AD4BBA70E0A86C8B"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>homemaker</quote> and inserting <quote>caregiver</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA703EA7349164E2CB9E7FAFD3ACDA897"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Displaced caregiver</header> <text>Paragraph (16) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HAE755EF24D25417FB84899D893A4F320"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">homemaker</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">caregiver</header-in-text></quote>; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19436E3D16054D63B60472659C1F721F"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD8C5C8AEF0744C54927C6E30DC24457A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>homemaker</quote> and inserting <quote>caregiver</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA075B3369384031A16BB71C75E2A064"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>family members</quote> and inserting <quote>a family member</quote>; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9905796E794E462C93E07F6BC4F365E0"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAED6EF8881E345F2B4B9D767FF2B5592"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22099E164D8F4B67BD02BCAF4851904C"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H231B172019A049D28074A56665E40A25"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H044A4E93230545A99BF47F2FFD759A15" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H7CD9FAF5333D413E8DDDC242582C9CE9" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has involuntarily left the labor market to provide care for a relative or dependent, which may be validated through self-attestation in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)); and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3923BDB369254AF889973C1A39194106"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Eligible youth</header> <text>Paragraph (18) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5C1DFF06F2AB42E5B9D72920877778E0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H47DD9115DB73448A9CFC1BA404283516"> <enum>(18)</enum> <header>Eligible youth</header> <text>Except as provided in subtitles C and D of title I, the term <term>eligible youth</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HC2AB6810937A4FC1B94D04093F6CD194"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>an opportunity youth; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5D827DF2FBA493C885AD96299615069" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a youth who is not younger than 14 years of age and not older than 24 years of age, who can self-attest, in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)), that the youth—</text> <clause id="HBBBBC7AE9EDA4E5183C84DD0738D51B0" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>is attending school (as defined by State law);</text> </clause> <clause id="H363FCE5F0D414111B078C1CF1C329731" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>is a low-income individual; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H3C7183FBBBE042CD8A8BC5EAD8E9AB9F" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>is one or more of the following:</text> <subclause id="H540BB7ABFB0D45D5B34DD1AB881DFCBC" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>An English learner.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H31D7AC6C6B154625938C45555307C7BD" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>An individual impacted by the juvenile or adult justice system.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H1BD713551D3646DC9F63FAA579046122" commented="no"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>A homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6))), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), a runaway, a child or youth in foster care or who has aged out of the foster care system, a child or youth eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or a child or youth in an out-of-home placement.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H3BD376E9AE4F45938526742C8048AC6D" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>An individual who is pregnant or parenting.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCA5F3AEE38464A34912946F89E4B7CBF" commented="no"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>An individual with a disability.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HEBB0A714034B4E56B17A24AE916321B6"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>English learner</header> <text>Paragraph (21) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4F2788CD19CF4C3C96281FC77C73F0A0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">language</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H32E98164778C4DCFB868693BF3D55BB6"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>language</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2C466D5DD2FB44CB9F0AF45F4CD54068"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Individual with a barrier to employment</header> <text>Paragraph (24) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEE2B1EAE71574F2A85F2AE0ECED2971A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB1C9EE9F73A240B88C43ADFF7B465636"> <enum>(24)</enum> <header>Individual with a barrier to employment</header> <text>The term <term>individual with a barrier to employment</term> means a member of 1 or more of the following populations:</text> <subparagraph id="H3134D7F0182B43E1A652CF9E459977F1"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Displaced caregivers.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC49AC720E8974A9D81A1516A8249EA9B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>Low-income individuals.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A065FE549E04B87BE193CC596D0AFB2"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as such terms are defined in section 166.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC94DE7C38FA466CB227B5AB898BEFA3"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Individuals with disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D8C1BED1D214B9795FEE82FE3E0A494"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>Older individuals.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF39422F7D9A84414A72495FC5B77EC3E" commented="no"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Justice-involved individuals.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H25593FC3FD3841F2BA3435E5BFC81D92"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>Homeless individuals (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6))), or homeless children and youths (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4DA0BC1156564F8D8842956931367128"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3783FC2A5014C49B4F0BD52DA16491A"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Individuals who are English learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy including digital literacy, or individuals facing substantial cultural barriers.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB790E4EA9FC440D58B6F7E8614F39737"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, as defined in section 167(i).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0E2E3DE000C46A284C2508DCC516830"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text>Individuals who exhausted lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F4F6B7CA95B4A1191BF251659FEE8AC"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text>Single parents (including single pregnant women).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEED8F8546F545E382526B039EEECA03"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text>Long-term unemployed individuals.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F3B448040014DE0897AE09777F972F2"> <enum>(N)</enum> <text>The spouse of, or youth with a parent who is—</text> <clause id="H4FA04FD7174549A6A69E6D57B74D06FD"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>a member of the armed forces (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code);</text> </clause> <clause id="HE4732893EFE445A4943EEB6C79C0EBCD"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>on active duty (as such term is defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H96F4EDFACB0646E8989869FE98A997CD"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>deployed or recently transferred.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDCDCD19BD03D42729A94AACEF8D65599"> <enum>(O)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals who have been historically underserved and marginalized as a result of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7BE8467A8BC4CD38A7918A3DCA31DD2"> <enum>(P)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other groups as the Governor involved determines to have barriers to employment.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H2CB2C268B5DE412C944FBDDBEB189C8B"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Labor market area</header> <text>Paragraph (30) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by inserting <quote>and the economic development agency</quote> after <quote>Department of Labor</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H2013057F09234127AE307D708D9223B1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Low-income individual</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (36) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1A1A0BEEC5994664921036F29249F4BF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)— </text> <subparagraph id="H7ECCEE679CEB476A9AB8CECDBC3A857F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending subclause (I) of clause (ii) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8FA98DEB1FEB4A3D9C20F701708B3459" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H2AA6A75268204393815E2ABA334853AE"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">150 percent of the poverty line (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support payments, payments described in this subparagraph, and old-age and survivors insurance benefits received under section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)); or</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF24997A89E474D5398FF2EF7ED89F2BE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81AF31ABF5AB43859B19DCF65335E88B"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H984F9DCD55E640E6A9D0D750209B0EBA"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H44E5C63A951F48DCB9B790FFBB27F4B5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H955D77A867D44AE8A47E4121BD160541"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an individual who is— </text> <subclause id="H2763C23DA2FC421FBC1AC3C2D730F558"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>an eligible migrant or seasonal farmworker, as defined in section 167(i); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HC0B3D8BFEF6141F19B5BC4DD145D9587"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>in a family with total family income that does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H872E7FB2D1B44F7493274E720A83206C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>based on the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary</quote>. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H58CBC02B4E36405A9DB825CF8C63410F"> <enum>(j)</enum> <header>Nontraditional employment</header> <text>Paragraph (37) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33FCE7A844484FD2A030945269EBEEEC"> <paragraph id="HDD5D670F2E1C4E20BB15777924BFD74E"> <enum>(37)</enum> <header>Nontraditional employment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nontraditional employment</term> refers to occupations or fields of work, for which a group of individuals (such as individuals from the same gender, race, or ethnicity), the members of which—</text> <subparagraph id="H1A4F53FFBC7849A280DCCC09CB202EDC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H62BD5B86783D4DD69FEE5F9A3AD47F2F"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>comprise a percentage of individuals employed in such occupation that is lower than the percentage of the total population comprised by such members, based on the most recent data from the Bureau of the Census. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H64AC7538D2654917A617B3D78740E171"> <enum>(k)</enum> <header>Justice-involved individual</header> <text>Paragraph (38) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8F4AEFAF76154094AC21EB737E851C1D"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Offender</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Justice-involved individual</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H87CEA2B1FE52428E99483041446607CE"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>offender</quote> and inserting <quote>justice-involved individual</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD3BF77F33C38491C86D13F0E4590441D"> <enum>(l)</enum> <header>Opportunity Youth</header> <text>Paragraph (46) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1A41AA6E89AB41CF8645AD5461B90B9C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H16D807ED4D4D4942A49D78AF9C212BF2"> <enum>(46)</enum> <header>Opportunity youth</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>opportunity youth</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H4283B83192E54537A56B31A9E7900931"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means an individual—</text> <clause id="H8EB935847DFE4CC9867869EE4365F0E6"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>who is not younger than 16 years of age and not older than 24 years of age; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H33C5C4241FFD45AE9C4D2EA20FF6B574" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>who can self-attest to a one-stop operator or one-stop center, in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) that the individual is—</text> <subclause id="H225F9C79DBA84293B7EB56477959F73A" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>not attending any school (as defined under State law); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H29DFACC52D2D4DCD929C6E847BE78670" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>not employed; and</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C83AED83C744B069D61E914A3654010"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except in the case of an individual who is a low-income individual and has foundational skill needs, does not include any individual who is a recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5CE922FFD78A43299B3E24477DD2F646"> <enum>(m)</enum> <header>Rapid response activity</header> <text>Paragraph (51) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by inserting <quote>in a job position of similar wages and benefits, to the greatest extent possible, or on the job training for a new occupation or industry,</quote> after <quote>reemployment</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H017E8CA1EE0C453EA7BC1D5E07131FF6"> <enum>(n)</enum> <header>State</header> <text>Paragraph (56) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by striking <quote>the Commonwealth of</quote>. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9595CBE807F646439778B4749C404067"> <enum>(o)</enum> <header>Supportive services</header> <text>Paragraph (59) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8B232143BD8F4B44BB9BA09FC008B918" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA4B4BE835B9C4D399AFD27EA82565788"> <enum>(59)</enum> <header>Supportive services</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>supportive services</term> means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, food and nutrition services, mental health care supports, substance use disorder treatment, access to broadband, affordable internet connection, or digital devices with connection to the internet, assistive technology, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in workforce development activities.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E7F7CA4F95246C0BEA344205124A070"> <enum>(p)</enum> <header>Additional definitions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102), as amended by this section, is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H92EC31E6E3754CEFBC8B480D44C8B531"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4D78468FA52A475290EE8C0B9E87BE60" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H1031408AEA1F47AB86269324A5B46BA2"> <enum>(72)</enum> <header>Apprenticeship program</header> <text>The term <term>apprenticeship program</term> means a program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the <quote>National Apprenticeship Act</quote>; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEE76183910C4E1B9EB6B6216E1B0490" commented="no"> <enum>(73)</enum> <header>Coenrollment</header> <text>The term <term>coenrollment</term> means simultaneous enrollment in more than one of the programs or activities carried out by a one-stop partner in section 121(b)(1)(B). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H298885B3F2A8402199366E594BE083C0"> <enum>(74)</enum> <header>Competency</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term ‘competency’ means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities in a subject area, as specified by an occupational skill standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written, oral, hands-on, or other appropriate proficiency measurement. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3686478A4A4D4B88ACB24D5E0448E7C5" commented="no"> <enum>(75)</enum> <header>Digital literacy skills</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>digital literacy skills</term> has the meaning given the term in section 202(A) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101(2)).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD084BBCAB2C54663812ABE817B80EA2E"> <enum>(76)</enum> <header>Evidence-based</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>evidence-based</term>, when used with respect to an activity, strategy, or intervention, means an activity, strategy or intervention that—</text> <subparagraph id="H555473B141A141F39B1A44D9D80D8A03"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving participant outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on—</text> <clause id="H8AF417E799B64169A9C355A64FED7A8B"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>strong evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;</text> </clause> <clause id="H0CB39FF58F89481AB5EA564E25931759"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>moderate evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or </text> </clause> <clause id="HFC0052CC172D4E14B2E48090E5496DBE"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>promising evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias; or</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA7A6C46F782E4E00938D3B1A8D612065"> <enum>(B)</enum> <clause id="HA90AE1213D494BBD9F1C9BD240BFAB0A" display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HE8D936869EE8410B949E1D74F7526EAA" indent="up1"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, strategy, or intervention.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BE668D0BBE142CDB8CD7616F78A8480"> <enum>(77)</enum> <header>Labor organization</header> <text>The term <term>labor organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also include—</text> <subparagraph id="H12F5D6252F2C4C94AD16F9951FCAB487"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>any organization composed of labor organizations, such as a labor union federation or a State or municipal labor body; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0A576831E6A4F81B8063FD085377677"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>any organization which would be included in the definition for such term under such section 2(5) but for the fact that the organization represents—</text> <clause id="H0C3A458CC8F0440F8DCAE14EDF14A806"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>individuals employed by the United States, any wholly owned Government corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or any State or political subdivision thereof;</text> </clause> <clause id="HDCAE57B13ADB475CBB2B60A04E5D4770"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>individuals employed by persons subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 25 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or</text> </clause> <clause id="HAEC23328F07047CD9A40B6FB94716E02"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>individuals employed as agricultural laborers.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H95A544A542984C48B9F089CE24AA23DD"> <enum>(78)</enum> <header>Perkins-eligible agency</header> <text>The term <term>Perkins-eligible agency</term> has the meaning given the term <term>eligible agency</term> in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA217CD11F5FA481782A28F248A1F6651" commented="no"> <enum>(79)</enum> <header>Pre-apprenticeship program</header> <text>The term <term>pre-apprenticeship program</term> means a training model or program that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA2E94898E73648098375B114E9D86BF1" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>is designed to prepare participants to enter an apprenticeship program;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0044CED4B084B9E8EAD233E6B622FE1" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>has a written agreement with 1 or more sponsors of apprenticeship programs that would enable participants who successfully complete the pre-apprenticeship program—</text> <clause id="HB7258994F8AE4FED8773590618320E79" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>to enter into the apprenticeship program if a place in the program is available and if the participant meets the qualifications of the apprenticeship program; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HDA894EFC14EA463FA66315AC4BAF30A2" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>to earn credits towards the apprenticeship program;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAC41DAEB3FB49B0A9E544A069657142" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>includes skills development (including a curriculum for the skills development) aligned with industry standards related to an apprenticeship program created in consultation with sponsors of the apprenticeship program that are parties to the written agreement under subparagraph (B), and that will prepare participants by teaching the skills and competencies needed to enter 1 or more apprenticeship programs; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC1B135FA3F24E0DBF5F51C45D0ACC93" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>does not displace a paid employee.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H163A653CDB084027AA7AECB8CAE35A01"> <enum>(80)</enum> <header>Work-based learning</header> <text>The term <term>work-based learning</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F1B9C556CF349A881CAB980C673F7C8"> <enum>(81)</enum> <header>Workforce agency</header> <text>The term <term>workforce agency</term> means the State agency or local agency responsible for administering workforce development activities or the workforce development system.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0051A1A05E5F49F79601D0D7D854094C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking paragraphs (27) and (54); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H67F10121FD564F70B6393FFCC498E0FA"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by reordering paragraphs (1) through (71), as amended by this section, and the paragraphs added by paragraph (1) of this subsection in alphabetical order, and renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HA95E2F5FDCFE412E9ADBEB87B8F46D11"> <enum>102.</enum> <header>WIOA table of contents</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9E7AE2C2A19F4AF7B64DA48009B21116"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by adding at the end of the items relating to chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H985B181F5DDE4D469D86D4171FCD816A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 130. Summer and year-round employment for youth.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H18B054CF6F1E4794859945DAA2E59FA7"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking the item relating to section 172 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2547BA73893F4916B950686986D508C0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 172. Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 173. Reentry employment opportunities</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 174. Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readiness (sector) program.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 175. Workforce data quality initiative grants.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 176. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6844D4B733D3456785250ED576ABACFF"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by adding at the end of the item relating to subtitle A of title V, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC82156FCED624FD2A58BD0127852CF39" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 507. Accessibility.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <enum>II</enum> <header>Workforce Development Activities</header> <subtitle id="H1EEAABAA87C6493BAF21E1AA8D36FB16"> <enum>A</enum> <header>System Alignment</header> <chapter id="H551162CCCDC2476E839E224A9F66EB37"> <enum>1</enum> <header>State Provisions</header> <section id="H362860FF4F8B416598CCBB166863AADB"> <enum>201.</enum> <header>State workforce development boards</header> <subsection id="H3B2277E235F64E6ABFC35EA790658EBA"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Membership</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(b)(1)(C) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H96CC356C9D464F90B41EAEDBE39F057E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in clause (ii)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE6082E1FB987410EB053CBCD4F64BEC9"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>20 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>30 percent</quote>; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F1DAE36A70640C088A6D4B20CBDD7A7"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subclause (III), by inserting <quote>, justice-involved individuals,</quote> after <quote>veterans</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D9646A90F8648DF8707425295631E09"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>out-of-school</quote> and inserting <quote>opportunity</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5C8B9B0F653452887288505A3FE6C33"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in clause (iii)—</text> <subparagraph id="HFBBAD129F5E243D3AA3EA009D990DE64"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subclause (I)—</text> <clause id="H2B7E8D6444F94F5CA34AC83C5B0EF90C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of item (aa); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H394AF4838F404AD68FE26B64A222A6A0"> <enum>(ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7B447502C6C7413FB28F85DAE8EFA5DB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="H4DDBDCDE677C4617BC8D1AB071FFCB48"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State agency officials responsible for the daily administration of education programs in the State, including secondary education and adult education programs, and chief executive officers (or their representatives) of community colleges and other institutions of higher education; and</text> </item> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95669B720908465D8EDAF94883660BB0"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subclause (II)—</text> <clause id="HA3DB549F3BDE4F65A48655319C7B1DB6"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending item (bb) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H908C62BDE83640A6AEF2E4208A289B79" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="HA740CE98D04D407A94B50AE96092A588"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State agency officials responsible for adult or juvenile justice programs in the State; </text> </item> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HDF756B732E45488FB8BCDD782A4456A8"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of item (cc); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H9DECECD2FA5D4EC6B546571F7ADE230E"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by striking item (dd); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H6A71B9B3A60247BF9859FD47212C3283"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3CD65548409F4DEB8F2FFA055499DCD5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="HAC953A0F5C8A4C8FA5A9252A408CEFA1"> <enum>(dd)</enum> <text>State agency officials responsible for vocational rehabilitation; and</text> </item> <item id="H2A411AD5A5A044FA867370E0332A2AF9"> <enum>(ee)</enum> <text>State agency officials responsible for economic development.</text> </item> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H471597EFDF6B42E9BE985D0F3608BCE9"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Diverse and distinct representation</header> <text>Section 101(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and diverse demographic populations of the State</quote>. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA67523A68D9E4BD29E8A900FC0444B01"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Functions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(d) (29 U.S.C. 3111(d)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H04579B876B1F4A63BAACB1DBBD798910"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC1D1755B73F14C369E298E99ED7F2EAC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), strike <quote>and avoid duplication</quote> and insert <quote>avoid duplication, and leverage resources and expertise</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC1F91E00B0E45D5889F8956EA47070A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H5971380A5C744B28AD7FD869505F1979"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and expand</quote> after <quote>support</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HC4F179C348254D909F4F8F38EAB03E32"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>enter or retain employment</quote> and inserting <quote>enter in, retain, or progress in employment</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98E822358C7440788A887610E7436E4A"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <clause id="H56357A61D45C45ECA15DCA73841CC5E4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and equitable</quote> after <quote>effective</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H13DF9E5C43C247019F0173113722A005"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, including individuals with barriers to employment</quote> after <quote>system</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB88B8587141A403296BD0DA9BBCB5FF7"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>identification of</quote> and inserting <quote>continued identification of and support for</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06D0CEF95322428194D6323106B02514"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F)—</text> <clause id="HE7BFE35EAB03403FB5CD5176E3091A61"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>affiliated sites,</quote> after <quote>partners,</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H01E27CD66B8C4DC28022225F73B3159A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>services and supportive</quote> and inserting <quote>services, career services, and supportive</quote>; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CA56E48CCC04E9B9101358A55B518A9"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (G), by inserting <quote>ongoing</quote> after <quote>support</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A3BC37CF7FB4B1A9C18D64F54BE5243"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC68C86B1E87647E4B460C1BC794D73CA"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>centers, relating to the use of business outreach, partnerships, and service delivery strategies, including</quote> and inserting <quote>centers, including the use of evidence-based strategies for such operations, the latest in digital technology and tools, and the use of partnerships to expand and improve services to jobseekers and workers, including</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8AA1909A757643F7B0605A28109C4836"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF6FF9FF529A41F1B6334A412821CB8C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE4E3B94F2FC24B10B406ADE2276EAA5F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H31E67BCE2BBA460AA3FA1DD40C5B09DB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>local boards and one-stop centers on effective outreach and enhanced services to businesses, joint labor-management partnerships, industry associations, and industry or sector partnerships, to provide employment and training activities reflective of regional economic priorities and the skill and competency needs of in-demand industry sectors and occupations;</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2472088B89A04C69B8FD2E3A6CD0DD85"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>adaptability, to</quote> and inserting <quote>adaptablity to reduce the time required for attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential or reskilling, and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H651E79D5E30E4ABEAD8E1E090F5DACDF"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (7)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAD6D3B72E8B34015A0AA8A52EDD8A680"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>technological improvements to facilitate access</quote> and inserting <quote>improvements in the use of digital technology to facilitate and expand access</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE65C7D9D1324ACEB819D3AF15750D71"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H14DDE7A9D72A4AB7B16040ADE8EBC534" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2427945013CC42CC9C890545523FFC95"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>accelerate—</text> <clause id="H44D749BDB1F54DCB9DC5BB0604284AFC"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the acquisition of skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials by participants with respect to an in-demand industry sector or occupation in a State or local area; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H91260FCB8651436DA46B5DFC470FDA3F"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the matching of participants to career pathways and employment opportunities based on the skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials attained by such participants;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCED48A75B004669981CED4DC38020D6"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>strengthen the professional development of providers and workforce professionals, ensuring professional development activities include—</text> <clause id="H7F324501321A4FF8AFF6BFEA3C4CC3F0"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trauma-informed practices and human-centered design that serve individuals with barriers to employment;</text> </clause> <clause id="H165A6DD800DF4DE6941C0DCE7E14322F"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>preparing providers and workforce professionals to use the latest technology; </text> </clause> <clause id="H7361E39179B143BC81D87343295C8219"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>accessing and understanding labor market data; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H4E3C52A2EAFF40B5ABC1104E25D192D2"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring equitable access and service delivery for individuals who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected as a result of race, ethnicity, or gender, including training on customer-centered service delivery, racial bias, cultural competence, occupational stereotyping, and strategies for increasing participant and worker voices; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H418CF7D056CC4990803879828D51D88A"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>with disabilities and individuals</quote> and inserting <quote>with barriers to employment, including individuals with disabilities, and to individuals</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H91F3826292584719AF6FC4A2E9C65D8C" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>202.</enum> <header>Unified State plan</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 (29 U.S.C. 3112) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4017E5485D7A487CAFE86FE6F4C61A43"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H71191AC000CC431E9B689169F40A908A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H57B4501C8B1E48D7B8AF4CB9F9D28C4F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3453D85D1797462E8E45E353A3E2823B"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Strategic planning elements</header> <text>The unified State plan shall include strategic planning elements consisting of a strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce, that include—</text> <subparagraph id="H334920964DD7478097A5027FEF0667D9"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary and conclusions of analysis conducted of the economic conditions in the State using labor market information, including—</text> <clause id="H9EF4FF05878B41C093215048CB6D2A67"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations;</text> </clause> <clause id="H13054AF33F094C37B61F2A2AA1139882"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the industry or sector partnerships within the State and the opportunities for expansion of such partnerships to support sector-specific initiatives; </text> </clause> <clause id="H3FC9515AFCFB43E588E10C6CFF28AC3B"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projected industries or sectors within the State expected to decline or face significant changes in employment opportunities; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD591F99BDB6F4265A5BAE30A516E04EB"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>the employment needs of employers, including a description of the knowledge, skills, competencies, and abilities currently needed and projected to be needed, in those industries and occupations; </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC178928BECA646639C9DE5607B5CC9AE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary and conclusions of analysis conducted of the current workforce using labor market information, employment and unemployment data, labor market trends, and the educational and skill levels of the workforce, including individuals with barriers to employment, in the State;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA24EC0F3C3A245CE954C6C786E5ECF08"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the workforce development activities (including supportive services, career services, education, and training) in the State, in coordination with the Perkins-eligible agency in the State, in order to address the identified education and skill needs of the workforce and the employment needs of employers in the State, including—</text> <clause id="H3C4DD28552EB4DCD8A8A18F5D3C6E4D7"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such activities;</text> </clause> <clause id="HCD4CE6203CBF4639BF02751326067531"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capacity of State entities to provide such activities that meet the specific needs of youth, including opportunity youth, and individuals with barriers to employment;</text> </clause> <clause id="H7240C9CD37444748AD5681761CEF80D6"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>an analysis of educational, skill, and competency levels of individuals served by the workforce system as compared to such levels required to address the employment needs in the State; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HDDD0CAFF598547A79736A25535D17A24"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>an analysis of the career pathways offered within the State, including an analysis of how such pathways are aligned to the education and training needs of the current and future workforce within the State, and the development and expansion of career pathways to meet current and future workforce needs;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7166120AF02418DB25CB14FA3C76BD8"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>a description of—</text> <clause id="HC6DE68BE4E6C480680C7FE25B2F1C4AB"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the State’s strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce, including preparing youth (including opportunity youth), and individuals with barriers to employment and for meeting the skilled workforce needs of employers (including in existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations as identified by the State), and goals of the State relating to performance accountability measures based on primary indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A), in order to support economic growth and economic self-sufficiency;</text> </clause> <clause id="H735B86F72CD045BFBC0802E9FC39EC39"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>how the State will assess the overall effectiveness of the workforce investment system in the State;</text> </clause> <clause id="H5E20347233B64D1189B08C565192789C"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the career pathways offered within the State, including an analysis of how such pathways are aligned to the education and training needs of the current and future workforce within the State, and the development and expansion of career pathways to meet current and future workforce needs; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HBEA86328F4924A3BBF03F32C0653FD27"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will work with local areas to achieve equitable service delivery and outcomes for individuals with barriers to employment, including employment and earnings outcomes by applying the information provided in the State equity report, for such State under section 116(f); </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24ED8FA40E734C25B0C0A2DB57CC98B1"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of strategies the State intends to adopt to achieve the vision and each goal described in subparagraph (D) through—</text> <clause id="H307A6FC48FA54A2CBD494ED22C339467"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>joint planning, alignment, coordination, and leveraging of funds between— </text> <subclause id="H3CB52AB12497464FA7B989F93C5210D7"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>core programs under this Act; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H6E8B8D39B4184E3E88F682FE119C5610"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Federal programs, as determined appropriate by the State, such as—</text> <item id="H07ECBD330A9647C889376F7CA38933CE"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs and activities under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);</text> </item> <item id="HE33F92589CA649E392869B68C9EE0749"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);</text> </item> <item id="H4CAD55287CD545C88731A075239B4E5A"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text>programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);</text> </item> <item id="HC05CEDA1BF9442E8A897A3D00AA54168"> <enum>(dd)</enum> <text>programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); </text> </item> <item id="HCBE93DA0319D40108B1FB2812755DCC8"> <enum>(ee)</enum> <text>apprenticeship programs; and</text> </item> <item id="HCDED0E6DF25946A0AC6274CC79E9DA64" commented="no"> <enum>(ff)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and</text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H25C8D4E8242B4D8AB483D60C0A194E3C" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the provision of information about access to available State assistance or assistance under related Federal programs, including such assistance under—</text> <subclause id="HD7E0D1D0BE67444282C79B38A904FDF6" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d));</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9987055F2C4C4FCDACA1521555AD19B5" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 3672(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD5B124B54D654AD6B755444EF2232B9D" commented="no"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H1E137939BCC64C9C8332EFD168D9EEFE" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>the State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9039CEF74477420D9AB175BE4D85D6CA"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E5FA142CE0547E89336D57150713B8D"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7282E86AF15C40CA804A01F42B9A7CB1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4709C96A272744B3BDAA0F28994024CB"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Plan development</header> <subparagraph id="H87D9658654804FEDAD8ABBC3C776662B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The Governor and State board shall—</text> <clause id="H5298EE4536824414B66A1343CD8C940B"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>develop the unified State plan in consultation with—</text> <subclause id="H88F8A477EAA04AB49A775CE50049A5FA"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>representatives of local boards and chief elected officials;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H188F533493B74108AC5DEFD6D92DE93C" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the community colleges in the State; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H70B49EB2983A4DC4AF9F7589601A290B"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible providers of training services, including eligible providers of nontraditional training services and eligible providers of apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs, and eligible providers of on-the-job training, customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience opportunities, or transitional jobs, secondary schools and institutions of higher education (including institutions offering career and technical education programs, minority-serving institutions, and historically Black colleges and universities), and providers of supported employment services;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HC68A9C5E54A94EB1AD0F993CD299B066"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>interested community representatives, including community-based organizations;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HE2300B1F5F244E23A4682207E93DDC1F"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>individuals with barriers to employment or organizations representing such individuals;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H8B90DD92562745AE93B15F9888A212D8"> <enum>(VI)</enum> <text>representatives of business and industry, including representatives of small business and representatives of industry and sector partnerships in the State;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HADA462355B4E40F0B3F1C3482B2BE344"> <enum>(VII)</enum> <text>representatives of labor organizations and joint labor-management organizations in the State;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD5D04E63679043F8B367F2A259E73A3C"> <enum>(VIII)</enum> <text>representatives of agencies serving opportunity youth, and homeless children and youth, including the State Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths established or designated under section 722(d)(3) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(d)(3));</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H98A53FF43D514FEA8CB98C1C4E647B7D"> <enum>(IX)</enum> <text>representatives of Indian tribes and tribal organizations located in, or providing services in, the State;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H8D823ACCFAE647EFB3AE5C05EBFDFAF1"> <enum>(X)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of the Perkins-eligible agency; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9845CDDA20A24F7F8E94B0F766755507"> <enum>(XI)</enum> <text>representatives of the adult education and literacy community; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H71DD917960C149D9B256A79CA4E7E154"> <enum>(XII)</enum> <text>other primary stakeholders; and</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H8A65FEDC13804E8F96476B75157C9BFB"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>consult the heads of other State agencies with respect to the development of the unified State plan, including the State designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85B37913EFAB45F68A36C46EB675474D" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Public comment</header> <clause id="H36A4C201A46E4614A905ED0B0610AED5" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Written comments</header> <text>Not less than 60 days prior to submission of the unified State plan, the Governor shall provide stakeholders described in subparagraph (A)(i) with the opportunity to provide written comments on the unified State plan that shall—</text> <subclause id="H644F957970484528A85FC2E8E509401E"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>be included in the final unified State plan; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H62216189E1144E1EA5ACC81F7A5BA226"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>include comments on whether and how the unified State plan—</text> <item id="H749D0B4C6BEF489F9988239077E33685" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>meets the requirements of this Act;</text> </item> <item id="H80F6513105C642A3A48DD63D6A673212" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>supports the improvement of performance of individuals with barriers to employment;</text> </item> <item id="HE8774F8EBCEB4AA285CF2AC19049C5EC" commented="no"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text>supports the employment needs of the State (including the business community, labor organizations, education and training providers, and other relevant parties), including in the design and content of the training, work experience, career exploration, on-the-job training, and other career and training activities (including information related to employment opportunities, wage rates, benefits, career pathways, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations); and</text> </item> <item id="HFCFF391DF96E4340B951D52FFEAB4122" commented="no"> <enum>(dd)</enum> <text>takes into account collective bargaining agreements that include training or subsidized employment, including how the elements of such training or employment may affect the bargaining agreement (such as wages, benefits, and other factors).</text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H6ED6812D1E26447CA5E886B9DE917447" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>State workforce agency response</header> <text>Each unified State plan shall include a written response to the comments provided by stakeholders under clause (i).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFC2006DB8E14835B963AE516C039F1E"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—</text> <clause id="H24D899897AAF4C82A10C9295DCC6B02F"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause id="HFF3ADEA9B3AA460FBDB770E503CB8E97"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>colleges and area career and technical education schools</quote> and inserting <quote>colleges, secondary schools and area career and technical education schools, and adult education providers under title II</quote>;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HB2F0C561F55C488898F84DB30317EEAE"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HFDC91D0FA97947EC8976717769B7560C"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>by amending clause (vi) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA2465A4A08D14F8CB72BB21F494544E7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HD916C93F10F949EF94EA908A26E6337D"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>how the State’s strategy will—</text> <subclause id="H47CA6E2316E04948AB51CFD0E6E83C87"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>improve access to activities leading to a recognized postsecondary credential (including credentials that are portable, stackable, and aligned to high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HFDD76C28B4224786B102D25068FC8FAB"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>assess and validate the skills and competencies of such credentials and alignment to new or existing career pathways; and</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subclause> <subclause id="HA647D215EB7D47BB9A20A071BA5B7670"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD3583D2B4B654067B98D5EF19D97A136" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H31831697B1484B60920DE63E45718CF3"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the State will work with local areas to achieve equitable service delivery and outcomes for individuals with barriers to employment by applying the information provided in the State equity report for such State under section 116(f).</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H1F7B5D05B68C47B49CB3E5D13E710B8F"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D)—</text> <subclause id="H2B2C6C9BB0CE426BAC4CE002A267AE01"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in clause (i)(II), by striking <quote>local boards and chief elected officials in determining the planning regions</quote> and inserting <quote>State economic development agency to support alignment to the extent practicable, local boards and chief elected officials in determining the planning regions and work of such regions</quote>; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H16C7AAF583AE4D5DB7FBEEE2BFD38DB9"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>in clause (ii)—</text> <item id="HB2886FD6BA674FDE893BA68C940F6A03"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>in subclause (V), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </item> <item id="H0C44EA93D13C416F9DF6A0289DFD1060"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9B9D9E420D5949AD8F94629548984096" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H70E2E509B71949DDB7540D0CBCEFB2A8"> <enum>(VI)</enum> <text>how the eligible agency will promote the professionalization of adult education through the adoption of full-time staffing models, including, at the eligible agency’s discretion, how the eligible agency will give funding priority to local providers that have adopted such models;</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HD3E95F9629D64E6A96C1C9DFCCEA3A5E"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (E)—</text> <subclause id="HCEEF1C38E39A48ACB7C43A402744D94E"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in clause (iii)—</text> <item id="H8115133C861C4B4BBDEA3C2DF979D96A"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>in subclause (I), by inserting <quote>, ensuring that services and resources are accessible throughout the State and local areas, including in urban, rural and suburban areas</quote> after <quote>such programs</quote>; and</text> </item> <item id="H5CFDB34973AE42B0B5CF89DE3D5BDE1F"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H985E64238D4E421389FEE73721A2E3DA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H40F67B04364B47BEBB89AF68379A928C" indent="up1"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State obtained input into the development of the unified State plan and provided an opportunity for comment on the plan by the individuals listed in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), and that the unified State plan is published on a publicly accessible website; </text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H6E3612A2C534428FBD9899871CA6FE73"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (ix);</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H4DABF67B5EE44948803BD681EEF1D10F"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HFF0AA233472E4B9B91732004291554D6"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7D448C3D1C9A42898DD2F32713B0F146" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HE6E31263EC4A4431B0C948DB2EDA9C52"> <enum>(xi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the employment services authorized under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) are performed by public employees under a merit system; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HB4734258D9AD433D9D91A943FE77577D" commented="no"> <enum>(xii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State will not prohibit self-attestation in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) as a means for determining eligibility for a program or service under this Act of any individual who is so self-attesting.</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC18307518EE0428BA2655434603F15E2"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H01FFA5789191468990F04776150B2731"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022</short-title></quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H78C5647D0A72407A95CB4B7CD90014AB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (4)</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H2FB79E884CFE4006A96E765585A82FD1"> <enum>203.</enum> <header>Combined State plan</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H737F8FB1134240E4A6183D2AFF3B86FC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H056A5E63F60249BEA64C1430A3C4541A"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text>State Apprenticeship Agencies, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </chapter> <chapter id="H55FD41D1E3044ADBAEEDE5EC67B208E5"> <enum>2</enum> <header>Local Provisions</header> <section id="HDF62D0EBF88C4B5D893808C57E1FBC70" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"> <enum>206.</enum> <header>Workforce development areas</header> <subsection id="H3330F8346D154C6E864C7DC9F301824E"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Regions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3121(a)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HABACBB144B1F43D8835C4772CA9D5256"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022</quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4D15151E1A349008DB889D0D7059359"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>, the State economic development agency, the State apprenticeship agency, as applicable,</quote> after <quote>local boards</quote>. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H44AEE18D6962405FB67A6529BD3692BF" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Local areas</header> <text>Section 106(b) (29 U.S.C. 3121(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7EC1094814984C4686A66A400084D6AF" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF71970C91400492185C93F2F1F4B89CA" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3EF88E6F01E24A8599134B16E34DF368" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H9282D43F1DD24988ABFAD7A45018584A" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after consultation with the State economic development agency, chief elected officials, and local boards, and consideration of comments received through the public comment process as described in section 102(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II). </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC8BD1EAE75445ECA005A9E6341967E4" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="HCC95A845217A47C2AD8C2B1A82CB889C" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="H77D568DF4CD84CB595411EF9DC738CA2" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (iii)—</text> <subclause id="H36B6F10B52E24B90B5CED56A7C4259ED" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>higher education and</quote> and inserting <quote>higher education,</quote>; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HBA7B40BA08B3464CBCA1487D1EFA65B5" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs; and</quote>; and</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H943AC5FC14804F4B9A87B0C3174EFCCD" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0F00B3652F4749968BBE88F8CC682D1A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H94C64A819ECD4D2496D30D78C7910C2B" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve service delivery and efficiency under the workforce development system, and provide for sufficient access to comprehensive one-stop centers and affiliated sites. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B9328B4E3E74541AB29FF4045ACF63C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H39BC42393B994BA3AECB57DBF1134D82" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H628B019B65744DFBA23370422582E8CD"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Consultations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State economic development agency, chief elected officials, and local boards shall provide such consultations as requested by the Governor in a timely manner. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A21F58DA8E747F0A26DAF25E3D89F94" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6BEFAC3D120C42768987EBAB1C04EB98" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H7D6E8737B1C34C758259E2FCE7C734A5" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Initial designation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the first 2 full program years following the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, the Governor shall approve a request for initial designation as a local area from any area that—</text> <subparagraph id="HACF786BD83ED420F824AB1124A5E843D" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>was designated as a local area for purposes of this Act for the 2-year period preceding the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63D583081205427990CB50E53374D786" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>performed successfully; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76809D3788344EEF83DF6BC90C808288" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>sustained fiscal integrity.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC818363EB5A94185BBC3874911C95C11" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such designation may include the combining of areas that were designated as local areas under this subsection before the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 within a region described in subsection (a), to form a new, redesignated local area under this subsection, if all chief elected officials and local boards in the affected areas agree to such a redesignation.</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBC3DB4A966BB48A29A2FB9F6784F7E15" commented="no"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Regional coordination</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3121(c)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8738ED0433CA4FA082A7F495D5391AD1" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F), by inserting <quote>and prioritizing such services for individuals with barriers to employment,</quote> after <quote>services,</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF3880682738F41008F6B47D48200F041" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC772FF225374426A934F44BB6A4627D" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H998C2627C8DD4EA5BF8B3E5B39FC5406" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H051A687C89744A50A7B90A66275207BC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF9EA8ECA2AE546AB98E41D2373A7426B" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the analysis of in-demand skills and competencies within the region, and corresponding wages offered for jobs requiring such skills and competencies. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7D2EB1070F934C2B93D8BBEB07F3BC19" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(e) (29 U.S.C. 3121(e)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H72CD62F7D1D14548B2D5F780DA5091CC" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(or, if applicable, core indicators of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect the day before the date of enactment of this Act)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C37FF7301B340889AFCC66136C5B64D" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>(or, if applicable, title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 as in effect prior to the effective date of such subtitle B)</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H6193BB1083EA4BD8ADCF41F4E9C8E563"> <enum>207.</enum> <header>Local workforce development boards</header> <subsection id="H933BFE61550043A594CDBED338AEF681"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Membership</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(b) (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFF9890CDDA7647CFA1A59E37E118F49F"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H95E6126123174E4B982CB994D0D5F5A9"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="HC67F4A075C61498985AC2ECED23B0220"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>20</quote> and inserting <quote>30</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H7CD4C8E89C334FB59D431BE292390CD8"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (iv)—</text> <subclause id="H760EA42B9FA04B55B74C152349415647"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>eligible youth and</quote> after <quote>include</quote>; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H07A65FBA8F264F01901CBAFC6216B424"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>out-of-school</quote> and inserting <quote>opportunity</quote>; and</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC764DF21295644669238D2A0D4C6198E"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4723CBED15F148C69971A1DD97B92CEE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D)(v);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83A0E233B5A54511A8644F2490492C66"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD83C969E3E564E26B39260801653DB22"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBBB077C783134B1ABBCC1E2573435D32" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H42C8394D25064A74B79D234CE9DDC199"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the members of each local board shall represent diverse demographic populations of the local area.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H039CC280A50E44C7B9857FB0DE849184"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Each chairperson shall ensure that each new board member is provided with information on the local area, employment opportunities (including youth employment opportunities), industry or sector partnerships, eligible providers or training services, and demographic information of participants served including individuals with barriers to employment.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H33469969FF254E2C924D510DEACDDAB2"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE41F253D473744B696D60B9F235A228B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>, if applicable, YouthBuild operators, and</quote> after <quote>include</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H387B6181345C401BA63C387782B6FF8A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, which include individuals with disabilities or representatives of organizations serving individuals with disabilities</quote> ; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA292305FC9743E0BC3F56DBEA67D56A"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H392A9A56D61E4A5F8D5B62D96D66013D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H1AEEA851CAB6461D84911E402E844F75"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>A standing committee to provide information to assist with planning, operational, and other issues relating to the provision of adult education services, which shall include providers of adult education carried out under title II of this Act.</text> </clause> <clause id="HBB0CD9333393410BABC9327ACAE78EB7"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>A standing committee to provide information related to work-based learning opportunities, which shall include a representative from a provider of work-based learning, including a provider of related instruction under an apprenticeship.</text> </clause> <clause id="HB1481054BA9745A5942A6A61FE74C68B"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A standing committee, which shall include representatives of workers and their communities (including labor and community-based organizations), to provide information to assist with responding to rapid changes in the economy such as—</text> <subclause id="H7E9A2C10FED449AEAD93520AD7AABE46"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>mass layoffs;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H442C091A47904750B19340D95A4BF76E"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>unexpected increases in unemployment; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H00FA43530BBE4FD1AA104A77F5594374"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>introduction of new employment opportunities, including the assessment of the in-demand skills and competencies of the local area.</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCFD22CABB9EF488F8C2981771A21F3CC"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Appointment and Certification of Board</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(c) (29 U.S.C. 3122(c)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H98D8BD7E91C7406EAE54F89435425CE6"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA26189EFB07B47CB9CCC21BFECD7D64F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H6031AF95C0084B0393E137E7232FF15E"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Publication</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chief elected official or officials appointing the board for a local area shall make publicly available the membership of the board (including information identifying how the membership composition requirements of subsection (b) have been met (other than the requirements of paragraph (2)(F) of such subsection)), including by posting that information on the website of the appropriate unit of local government included in the local area. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H441676FACFD74B8A98616A356D299EBE"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)(A), by striking <quote>and (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>, (2), and (3)</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF3A8E766AA124F97B7281D6F98F02534"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Functions of Local Board</header> <text>Section 107(d) (29 U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H338A5B52CA814E359C01880C7F8DF98E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>skills</quote> and inserting <quote>, skills, and competencies</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7079ABDE485A4378BCDE2E95DE2D3827"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, including supportive services offered by community-based organizations,</quote> after <quote>resources</quote>; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F437B9A758F4CA38B23E7A47410D36A"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD22EF3C1E3694166BC1224960AA28850"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CD97FC4DD0A42FD99587AA9D91BD234"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCB0EE55FC88F409FAEE506D5F5EB9B91" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HD063417C7AD34AA8A26E98D7A1DA5B06"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>to ensure that workforce investment activities meet the skilled workforce needs of employers and support economic growth in the region by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers, including by developing and implementing proven or promising strategies for—</text> <clause id="HA6B6DF03340049DBBA685DCB3FAEDC26"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>meeting the employment, skill, and competency needs of workers and employers (including the establishment of industry and sector partnerships) and supporting skill and competency-based hiring;</text> </clause> <clause id="HC4AB9CD86C6D4CE2BAEB27C7E2BB9CC7"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>improving access to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations, to expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H42D82B57C182465F8161703C450A464C"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>recruiting a more diverse workforce.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H228C7993C0644ADCAE7DD66E09AEE1B8"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (D);</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A74D30C871243F4A21D1977A27FB55A"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDDCBAC56D12446FEAE6FCB1D4BBDAEC6"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and postsecondary</quote> and inserting <quote>, postsecondary, and adult</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD3A66EE0C114A43BB31D6814F36AE6B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>, systems, and programs</quote> after <quote>pathways</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81908F75673141C4BD7C2B23F0785EA1"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and opportunity youth</quote> after <quote>to employment</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F67A8EDE92F4EC5AF4DBA0B253B4221"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H07A1D9BFD70543C58D236320AD7908E3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H7CB0CE2318BB4279959F48ED4CDA30C0"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>identify and promote strategies and initiatives to the one-stop delivery system for meeting the needs of employers, workers, and jobseekers (including individuals with barriers to employment) in the local workforce development system, including—</text> <clause id="HDAEB3525633D4C9EA3C9CF0E9392334C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>providing physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance with section 188, if applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H281A597F597A40A59A85A8B314DA0F82" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>identifying and implementing strategies to assure service delivery is accessible to all eligible individuals, including individuals with barriers to employment; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7B45D21956D487C93C97E037DA4EFD4"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H057C50A0FE4A458F90CFED81FBD9B791" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H355CFD5A719A43CC81D843F3252F8DE2"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>Technology</header> <text>The local board shall develop strategies for using technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce development system, including in remote areas, for employers, workers, and jobseekers, by—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA7BAE6674844B908C3E92BCF44199B8"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>identifying and integrating new digital technologies into business services, career navigation, and employment and training activities, and working with the State to offer services virtually or through in-person service delivery strategies that are augmented through the use of technology;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H18BEADE1D7AD46269461AA2ACBBBA6DA"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>facilitating connections among the intake and case management information systems of the one-stop partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce development system in the local area, including through coordination and collaboration with one-stop partner programs to support coenrollment of programs, as applicable;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEE3347D36AE4CECBCBA5CF41BDB0443"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>identifying strategies for better meeting the needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including strategies that augment traditional service delivery, and increase access to services and programs of the one-stop delivery system, such as improving digital literacy skills, assessments of skills and competencies, and prior learning assessments assisted through the use of technology; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H487443C5A8D7496D9F075862E647D835"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>leveraging resources and capacity within the local workforce development system, including resources and capacity for services for individuals with barriers to employment.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5705FD32B469406E98593947E9FA8373"> <enum>(7)</enum> <text>in paragraph (10)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAC4C1839E6544E919501F953944AD0E4"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting <quote>as described in section 122</quote> after <quote>providers</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBADD889EDAC1480A88E680CF4D4ADECE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>and make information about such providers publicly available, including to community-based organizations</quote> after <quote>local area</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE66FC54BA0FF404CA0B16AA502456779"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>and make information about such providers publicly available, including to community-based organizations</quote> after <quote>contracts</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB59F2A3600584161B837B32B679E1235"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>in paragraph (11)(A), by inserting <quote>, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education located in the local area, including minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and Tribally controlled colleges or universities, as appropriate,</quote> after <quote>2302))</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC36A3B7904454EF2A087A2CC89B6FD4B"> <enum>(9)</enum> <text>in paragraph (12)(A), by striking <quote>for the</quote> and inserting <quote>for all funds not otherwise reserved by the State allocated to local areas under section 128(b) and section 133(b), for local youth workforce activities authorized under section 129(c), and for local employment and training activities authorized under subsection (b) of section 134, and</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H932CB879A5F14143A659CFD140BD2896" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Sunshine Provision</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(e) (29 U.S.C. 3122(e)) is amended by inserting <quote>that conforms at a minimum, to Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 of the Web Accessibility Initiative (or any successor guidelines)</quote> after <quote>means</quote>. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC9B88F030C70495C98572CE15F5FDD1E"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Staff</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107(f) (29 U.S.C. 3122(f)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2BDFB304CC714383B3393E797B42AC74"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H33546485B8804EFCB4663542B749CDF2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HB4BC6A18A959436F9E284C3624E343A4"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Qualifications</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board shall establish and apply a set of qualifications for the position of director that ensures that the individual selected has the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, to meet identified benchmarks and effectively carry out the functions of the local board.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6032364D3DDF49649E0FF1804CFC1F5F"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H549A158C333F48A189E029BB93B962D2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HAF8F8C0D84934D96B9463D38039E4E64"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Professional development</header> <text>The local board shall ensure the provision of training to local board and one-stop delivery system staff on—</text> <subparagraph id="HF21CFB05F1DD49D1BD69B25071EDF65A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the expanded use of digital technology and tools for augmenting and improving the delivery of services to participants and employers;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBA6D293087E4B5B8BD720DEDF48F3D9"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the implementation of evidence-based strategies, such as career pathways and sector initiatives, and trauma-informed and gender-responsive counseling for meeting the needs of individuals with barriers to employment; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5AE635C671C490D8A764C17DDCEA7F2"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how to improve and ensure equitable service delivery and outcomes for individuals who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected as a result of race, ethnicity, or gender, including training on customer-centered service delivery, gender and racial bias, cultural competence, occupational stereotyping, and strategies for increasing participant and worker voice.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H93D473F720314D8EBCD8307EF6F26175"> <enum>208.</enum> <header>Local plan</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 108(b) (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2D6C2121860A45659720BC1833D10D6C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H44D9CD2F587A430FAF2336C79E0A9F56"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H168CF0083E0444009AC61D183D16F7F0"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="HE967D6E962D4435BA1A3BB15744DE662"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HFC67FBA87CA7480CAB983F247DAC413B"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5C74777F8A6545688124B974DB75BF8D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H4DA1F5FC92B34A18910ACD5BDA6FAD68"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projected industries or sectors within the local area expected to decline or face significant changes in employment opportunities;</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE59A1C91400448629AAB10F59D0AA30B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and skills</quote> and inserting <quote>, skills, and competencies</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFCD7144004F4B4AB05E90E66F188A35"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>(and unemployment)</quote> and inserting <quote>(unemployment, and underemployment)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BC22F00AB4B4419974B62CA802BF6D6"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H486D7813CA694315955D5326BB1A84AF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HCBDD7A398C89483193DC9A1C7B261BB8"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description and assessment of the workforce development system in the local area that identifies the programs that are included in that system and how the local board will work with the entities carrying out core programs and other workforce development programs to support alignment of services, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H76758C6DEF77470693C62F97AAA918EB"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">services provided under programs that support the strategies identified in the State plan under section 102(b)(1)(E), including— </text> <clause id="H0B88E557CCAA45528FD8D2F4FA9CFA34" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>programs of study authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);</text> </clause> <clause id="HBDB65F628B224021A8E82158D42AA383" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>title II (relating to adult education and family literacy activities), including a description of how the local board will carry out, consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 107(d)(11) and section 232, the review of local applications submitted under title II;</text> </clause> <clause id="H524FB5CDB4604AD0B2858FBC6B398CA7" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD321B323F87B4027A5F5C7B1E92A2ACB" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>apprenticeship programs; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9188BB2906164040963EA1A25BDA54E0"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the statewide rapid response activities under section 134(a)(2)(A);</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H89F02ED252954005BD349A4F1069CDA6"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>and expansion</quote> after <quote>development</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E6192F761AF4E7297528484887552B5"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H456229CAD41D40AE9A98385DF8020B3D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H5203F4C4589E405C8D3AA7B75FC678F4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>, including small employers and employers in in-demand industry sectors and occupations, in workforce development programs</quote> and inserting <quote>in workforce development programs, including small employers, employers in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations, and employers in industry or sector partnerships</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="H2F409BEB09D1480FA6B3DEC82DC5A89C"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="HF3A7A0286F4F47D78D60B3F8C677CAB3"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in clause (iv), by inserting <quote>, and benefits, such as food and housing security</quote> after <quote>unemployment insurance programs</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H4885C59F6ADC4A6E86728CCEC54190DB"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAD80CBEA08A7466F9F13340431E6D06E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H78418DCACAC04608822D75182EC94E50"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the ability of individuals to make informed decisions about career pathways and training services, employment opportunities and job quality, and workplace rights and responsibilities; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64A3F821EF5A4EE7B69477976CEEBE24"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and individuals</quote> after <quote>employers</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1D64E604A2C41F28A30591C22E85A5C"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>in paragraph (6)—</text> <subparagraph id="H23687E53C93F420183C9C782C54E2BD9"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, including digital technology,</quote> after <quote>technology</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6CCCAED85B9144478FF47871F897CB62"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H476007CDDE52493FABB04EC6DF36B978"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5E7747FDCD984EC3AED7D0A550926031" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H6B6B60F1DFE14BF5B095D6DB33E02515"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>a description of how the one-stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and one-stop partners, will work with employers to support the hiring of individuals with barriers to employment to ensure equitable service delivery and participant outcomes; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBAB722CE49A243A9A99ABF556346C8A5"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how one-stop centers are implementing and transitioning to an integrated, technology-enabled intake and case management information system for programs carried out under this Act and programs carried out by one-stop partners; </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7ED444C21E174C2DB7A58885984FC40F"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>by striking paragraphs (7) and (8);</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4DA6E62BDB434161815898248A2D2094"> <enum>(7)</enum> <text>by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C7C29582B5140D5A4DBC5DA1A3313FD"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>assessment of</quote> and inserting <quote>comprehensive local needs assessment, as described in section 129(a)(2) of</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BCD7A4ABF904BF088D5A8BA54F28F9E"> <enum>(9)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (13);</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4A15BB0BA0A46278AE2C3D97EAD162D"> <enum>(10)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (20) as paragraphs (11) through (17), respectively;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4A55C825D76465A9E495570ACD6A8CF"> <enum>(11)</enum> <text>by inserting after paragraph (17), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7445797188F048C5A38F130BC626A654" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HDFAC4B2E84654E909A483AA48509DE31" commented="no"> <enum>(18)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the local area will not prohibit self-attestation in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) as a means for determining eligibility for a program or service under this Act of any individual who is so self-attesting; and</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51E30D81C1724E6DBB7177C1BDFED9F0"> <enum>(12)</enum> <text>by striking paragraph (21); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19A8023BDEC7480595A4B7DBFAD08663"> <enum>(13)</enum> <text>by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (19).</text> </paragraph> </section> </chapter> <chapter id="H21AB668A2F0B4642A0592B1DFABD3428"> <enum>3</enum> <header>Performance Accountability</header> <section id="HC64174EEC9F84B508F548DD2AB616EAC" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>211.</enum> <header>Performance accountability system</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFDBA6B72A4CD4B27A30A27087E3DF48E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC954C5458951412DAF704C85FADFDC2F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HE1ABC73AAFB84B3F8D34A40FD049C2E2"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="HA340318CDEEA4C83B47E6E814EB2EB56"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8BC5DAF1ECC14996AAF2BEF82D56A05A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HE498DFCF8F32448A93D41EB6E9AFA883"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The State primary indicators of performance for activities provided under the adult and dislocated worker programs authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B, the program of adult education and family literacy activities authorized under title II, the employment services program authorized under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that subclauses (V) and (VI) shall not apply to such program), and the program authorized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741)), shall consist of—</text> <subclause id="HEBAF4F2B5C1E4CDAB6F32FBB1D7CED78" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD71C8B3534104C7EA467DC4F253DAED9"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H4EB785B23E594CED87AB0F3A0699BB47"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the median earnings of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HEB50CA25926A4AD1BB863B5E2EC79063" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>the median earnings of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H1BBEAD7F7B824AFABF189D0796DA8B8A" commented="no"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>the percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (subject to clause (iii)), during participation in or within 1 year after exit from the program; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HE78251FC6CC0432BB2A8AFE5EC6E31E3"> <enum>(VI)</enum> <text>the percentage of program participants who are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment, and who are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment.</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subclause> <subclause id="H4E87E5CC8CA44F8CB4D8B7D52E2F5BB0"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>in clause (iii), by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, unless such participants are enrolled in services under title II</quote>; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H8F445B925D1B467BB0C319CF96099EEE"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>by striking clause (iv);</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB1511C54846946DA8E560227FA0AB2FF"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDFA735BCEA2D4CF181C7D5609C511B76" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HD78185244B3F46C6B4515AE94B32D208"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Additional indicators</header> <clause id="H25CAD3C3BD8D4184B18AAC381E5C1EED"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>State identified</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may identify in the State plan additional performance accountability indicators.</text> </clause> <clause id="H16FAF05027D644C9B1C8A31A07FCD19A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Secretary identified</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may identify additional indicators related to the quality of participants’ unsubsidized employment after exit from a program, including factors such as availability of paid time off, health, and retirement benefits, workplace safety and non-discrimination standards, predictable and stable work schedule, stackable credentials, and advancement opportunities. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCE0A0724AAD4D4BA648A89C666D8DAC"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <clause id="HA6EB2A7CE58C45559352F8AAD7245FFC"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H82901DB2F03A431087C2DF45195242B3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HE1FB4C472B3242908298437A97B8E9DF"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Identification in State plan</header> <text>The Secretary of Labor in conjunction with the Secretary of Education shall—</text> <subclause id="HD117067AFC2646C3BA02E286645739F6"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>propose expected levels of performance for each of the corresponding primary indicators of performance for each of the programs described in clause (ii) for each State for the first 2 program years covered by the State plan, and for the third and fourth program years covered by the State plan, which shall be consistent with the factors listed under clause (v); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HEB97945A456647EEAFA47364488A5156"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish on a publicly accessible website—</text> <item id="HF58A15601F4043A39A358A210D7F7B57"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>the statistical model developed under clause (viii), and the methodology used to develop each such proposed expected level of performance; and</text> </item> <item id="H0E3E79344A32444A9C3C543490ACA39F"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>each such proposal.</text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HDA8ADA15D07344E09E7B4063D52B2B7D"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (v)—</text> <subclause id="HF319B92B72A948728D658383FF0CF714"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in subclause (II)(bb)—</text> <item id="H824CD5436C874C798612A1C501E36887"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>ex-offender status, and welfare dependency</quote> and inserting <quote>justice involvement, and receipt of public assistance</quote>; and</text> </item> <item id="H23D4D5DE039D4B3FBD4B56C4CF09731E"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>by inserting before the semicolon at the end <quote>, and other factors the Secretary determines relevant</quote>; </text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H6693668C9683430F9649FD42455CA939"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>by amending subclause (III) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H04C7DA11674440B3933EFD2C66851DEF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H4741EEF2206D44909618217F759FB159"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account the extent to which the levels involved promote continuous improvement, which may reflect an increase in the level of performance accountability measures, a change in service strategy and delivery, or a change in the participants served by such State and ensure optimal return on the investment of Federal funds; and</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HC1DF526134814158B13D87612E2AF67F"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by amending clause (viii) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H54D1D1D5289C4778A8093C8AF1E3EDC7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H6416671FD8754D879DC5B223D190B5A4"> <enum>(viii)</enum> <header>Statistical adjustment model</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with the representatives described in paragraph (4)(B), shall—</text> <subclause id="H37FB0F930A2A4E30AB4AADCE04BBA4ED"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>develop and disseminate an objective statistical model that will be used to make the adjustments in the State adjusted levels of performance for actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants under clauses (v) and (vii); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HE68EED4E0E3B4CE3A83FD88C4823B001" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>publicly disclose the factors included in the statistical adjustment model in a report describing the model used to determine the adjusted levels of performance.</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEE65CB6BEA84DFCB0269CDE250275F7"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="HEBB8DEBFF4374639A4B9150EF8FEF1FF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H4BE05607A274469FBCEC05D0D2A24C08"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F), by inserting <quote>, supportive,</quote> after <quote>career</quote>; </text> </clause> <clause id="H74353532D53B4B2ABF8B8504BCA61ECD"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H), by inserting <quote>and percentage</quote> after <quote>number</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H2FDBA1B02FE248C091ED603068A7810B"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (M); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H7C0D09C56BE74E4DA4907600A6AD9700"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDDE468B94A5C4B848E7DF30AA1EA90F5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H73373A91D7734A5E8975E3BB5AA960ED"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on earnings of participants 4 quarters prior to receiving career and training services and, to the extent data is available, in years 2 and 3 after exit from career and training services;</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFB9EBE5448DB4C4F85B9D157E718D2E5"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (6)—</text> <clause id="H360AE42C5C26405C8EA92A4D8D755462"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE2748CD63DAB4949B62E17C9F4F79424" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H456F8440DFB046FD920A0BF3B8A5DEBC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>State performance reports</header> <text>The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall annually make available the performance reports for States containing the information described in paragraph (2), which shall include making such reports available—</text> <clause id="HDE844521ABD6495F88F51F2207CD4E02"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>digitally using transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats that are human readable and machine actionable such that the data from these reports can be easily included in web-based tools and services supporting search, discovery, comparison, analysis, navigation, and guidance;</text> </clause> <clause id="H133E1351CB754E2E821D93A67A373FAB"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>electronically in easily understandable formats; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD833859E73864D8BA22671FF289EB2C2"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in paper-based formats, as necessary.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HECB275E0F47546CEA869ECCEC98ED84C"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD725811B04DC4569B40117247F11E9D0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H40A855F929754AC9B6CD2DBCFC5C83E6"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Local area and eligible training provider performance reports</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall, on an annual basis, make available the performance reports for the local areas containing the information described in paragraph (3) and the performance reports for eligible providers of training services containing the information described in paragraph (4), which shall include making such reports available in each of the formats described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A). </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HA55686FC2CA44214A53F50730541FF00"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>the Workforce</quote> and inserting <quote>Labor</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEFD66AFA62004A98895609445D666909" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3701AAAEF9414B959065D704DC4A19E6" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>by inserting the following after subsection (e):</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEBBA736644604C869C6C7BC912C55561" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HB694F85482194F778A4F05439FDA33D6" commented="no"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>State equity reports</header> <paragraph id="H4E98DF6EA134451D993C6C77AA1AF9CC" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Using funds authorized under a core program and made available to carry out this section, the State, in coordination with local boards in the State and the State agencies responsible for the administration of the core programs, shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the progress of the State in achieving equitable outcomes in the State levels of performance relating to indicators described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a program for any program year, which shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H6FE35D725E3C41C382B1481ADF66A7EE" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and quantify any disparities or gaps in performance on such levels of performance for each such indicator between—</text> <clause id="H288A8CD2A3A54521BF722894C7CFBB1B" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>individuals with barriers to employment; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HBBD5FE9C9995407F80C98B166673B999" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>individuals without such barriers to employment; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF5D97B441B6647A98AC09328A14F9BF4" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>include a quantifiable description of the progress that individuals with barriers to employment have made in meeting such levels of performance.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EE8ED02D2124A8EB2FC41D7ED7355D5" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Information disaggregation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated—</text> <subparagraph id="H4A83A60B751241F6A05D18530A2E1C36" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by industry sector; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1914F55B1F254B35BD8BACE0900DDFC2" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by each subpopulation of individuals with barriers to employment (as defined in section 3). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC933E64D4F4489F9A9D83323804400F" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Information dissemination</header> <text>The Secretary shall make the information contained in such reports available to the general public in a manner consistent with the requirements described in subsection (d)(6)(A).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle id="HEDDBE10D53FD427E9FEC02C9D1C5EB0C"> <enum>B</enum> <header>Workforce Investment Activities and Providers</header> <chapter id="H89FE58FF93E64A35AD7C4A8278284626"> <enum>1</enum> <header>Workforce Investment Activities and Providers</header> <section id="HD26B40650FB3497F8C9123EBB2BE59B2" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>221.</enum> <header>Establishment of one-stop delivery systems</header> <subsection id="HE0580EF2B2464F14B00D906270E13E55"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>One-Stop partners</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDAB33DB47B2E43A5AD24B33789B2B229"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9F147BF1DA4349E6BF8D0F9EF1EC28D0" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>, including payment of the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>(other than payment of the physical and virtual infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h), except as provided under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II) in the memorandum of understanding)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC875B99125E46D2BBBF26CA2F9BCE03"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="HD0B85406CDB943FD95D47CB2F9594E02"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (xi); </text> </clause> <clause id="H2599054D3FF74CCFA3E2EFCEDA49C3AE"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking clause (xii); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H38FA3FCD39674565A9ABB0CE514AF9E7"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (xiii) as clause (xii); and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A72F58CAA6F4613B04306FE2B8A88A2"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking <quote>and the Secretary of Health and Human Services</quote> and inserting <quote>, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H098C4BEF4C534A42837EA57915326334"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB8916698D7B340929C8D67972B57A0FC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA06A13394E443E3AC82A2123170530D"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (vi), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC95FB649B4864E27B8252CB2CFC7D3C6"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5634C94541CE4FE3A784A0FD40451902" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H68883DD56E6E488AA7E642403D81A0D0"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employment and training programs carried out by the Economic Development Administration; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1785B64CF0644A37A3372E2BBB5A15FB"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Memorandum of Understanding</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(c)(2)(A)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5435589894E64F76AB7D4897A8420C5A"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in clause (ii)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6FA317B2E464403DA5F324D30433E631"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subclause (I) by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE38414A72C9B4291BBAB7E6CB6768A5B" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending subclause (II) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE42917CEBB6446FBA1E058804A31B2EB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H4B938337814742D4976074CE47FF8CDD" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding of physical and virtual infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in accordance with subsection (h)(3), if funding received by the local area under subsection (h)(2) is insufficient to cover such costs;</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3343BC4B9DC24043A9F16133165F97B7"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending clause (iv) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H101D2A39310C44138E1DFEC4E801E9D3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H2E0CA15BEBEF458B9DC00A30CE0E0554"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods to provide appropriate access of services (including access to technology and materials) to workers, youth, and individuals with barriers to employment through the one-stop delivery system to address the needs of such workers and youth, and to increase access, particularly in underserved and rural communities; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA56FB528FCA749D48C5BB84273987313" commented="no"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>One-Stop operators</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD59CFB85124342BC8F3C1024C45A6555" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F6FD88ED24843FEB74877D8E04F446B" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>process; and</quote> and inserting <quote>process, except as authorized by paragraph (4); and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2853A865F5AF4177AC65964244072DBC" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H492A141537434E3380E590B1B2E81B0E" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEA8D02BB1EF648F8894EE087D1422FE1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H30188FEE0F7E457294AA80AA3193F41A"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a secondary school, an area career and technical education school, or an institution of higher education;</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H71C37E004FEC4B6999BD2C01D867FCCC" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </clause> <clause id="H9B79510AD58F42A4B820E8C9DB8B54BB" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); </text> </clause> <clause id="H5B79466ED7C542D4BE3374D0AB22E3D4" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by inserting after clause (v) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6928AFFC6FD549DC9D8DA72B4621190B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H76077B0B595F46558D9D008ED936DD2F" commented="no"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public library; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HDA936ADB4AE146AABB8BC13E3925D6C4" commented="no"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>in clause (vii), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>or joint labor-management</quote> after <quote>a labor</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCA37598B5EB44B7A2EFDF5547C8941A" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6);</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H544B97F20C484A02A7659E32133AACC9" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAA2B86A5C7CA478BBE7B58CB8817D906" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H17F813821CFF49008F93B9DF6C703205" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Responsibilities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The responsibilities of the one-stop operator—</text> <subparagraph id="H93AD5293E2BF41588921D0EC8AC6806F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>shall include managing the physical and virtual infrastructure and operations of the one-stop system in the local area, and facilitating coordination among the partners in the one-stop system; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5880561A922044A38FF0B9AEAE1A0950"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>may include the provision of direct services to job seekers and employers.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H540A77DE0F0D4F158A49EC008EDF25F2" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Local board as one-stop operator</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to approval from the Governor and in accordance with any other eligibility criteria established by the State, a local board may serve as a one-stop operator consistent with the requirements of this subsection.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H88FBED19B8434695BEFCB71849403D48" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>and secondary schools</quote>. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8EF25A805A444E43B2F76C76A40A5001"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Establishment of One-Stop delivery system</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5679F67E8E8A44D5B3694D125C02F7AD"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3FA82CF47BE64BA58E39CA76A75B130C"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>in person or virtually</quote> after <quote>accessible</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB0A3AD745EA4FDD88289F26CCF12EFC"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and virtually in a manner that improves efficiency, coordination, and quality in the delivery of one-stop partner services</quote> after <quote>State</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H31A7D70D90C94F308BCF3EA8C90CE7F3"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF451993ED47446C6948C54E9011170BF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>(such as a community college campus, a secondary school, an area career and technical education school, or a public library) and through community-based organizations</quote> after <quote>affiliated sites</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96A42D9445BD4103AF94F83D01C9A13A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (ii)(II) by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AAB1459D54A4882B4A9803480D15430"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <subparagraph id="H89A7E06E2B6D4D09A95F748CBCD990C8"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>virtual or physical</quote> after <quote>may have</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC5D0C45536344A1A99B45724E00B59D"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7DCCC5C9B4C4549B2BA930D29DEECAD"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (D).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H60EEC7FBD90D491AA127C5F0CA19D885" commented="no"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Certification and Continuous Improvement of One-stop Centers</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(g)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>subsections (h)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (h)(3)</quote>. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF6950628E07149E0887AF5126CFAA675" commented="no"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Funding of One-stop Infrastructure</header> <text>Section 121(h) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(h)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBE2B728CF2D44626BAA47A2C1EF423B8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HD5CB0B31157148358F6E01B77664578B" commented="no"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Funding of One-stop Infrastructure</header> <paragraph id="H293BE34546D54FC59DD6C22C6AEDA935" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any program year, not more than 10 percent of the funds allotted under sections 127, 132, and 211, and section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) shall be used to fund the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in local areas.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H655960F39B654BDBA697A8C492FD7241" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Allocation by governor</header> <subparagraph id="HFC0B4D3248A845A3B87AEB7A12C402E0" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>From the funds provided under paragraph (1), the Governor shall allocate the funds to local areas in accordance with the formula established under subparagraph (B) for the purposes of paying the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H539FBAE677814C0988C0160DB9ED485C" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Allocation formula</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State board shall develop a formula to be used by the Governor to allocate the funds provided under paragraph (1) to local areas. The formula shall be based on factors including the number of one-stop centers in a local area, the intensity of services provided by such centers, the population served by such centers, the services provided by such centers, and other factors relating to the performance of such centers that the State board determines are appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CEF59F89BC644DCA0AB1FD719422694" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Costs of infrastructure</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term “costs of infrastructure”, used with respect to a one-stop center, means the nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the general operation of the one-stop center (whether for in-person or virtual service delivery), including the rental costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities and maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities), and technology to facilitate access to the one-stop center, including the center’s planning and outreach activities. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB16903ABE6E4A38BC8EA1D4FAC3991F" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Additional funding</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline" /> <subparagraph id="HCE361D1C974B4DBB8C0E3B9928654B6C" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a local area for which funds allocated under paragraph (2) are insufficient to cover the total costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in such local area, the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners described in subsection (b)(1) in such local area may fund such costs through methods agreed on by the local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners (and described in the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (c)).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A45152089CC4633BF43D481F7819B6D" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Guidance for infrastructure funding</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor, after consultation with chief elected officials, local boards, and the State board, and consistent with the guidance and policies provided by the State board under subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of section 101(d)(7), shall provide, for the use of local areas under subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H79C497BD1A314C12B05A841F2C042CD7" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>guidelines for State-administered one-stop partner programs, for determining such programs’ contributions to a one-stop delivery system, based on such programs’ proportionate use of such system consistent with chapter II of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), including determining funding for the costs of infrastructure, which contributions shall be negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of understanding under subsection (c); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD0E4C13187FB4889AE9C0199AF1760AB" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>guidance to assist local boards, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners in local areas in determining equitable and stable methods of funding the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in such areas.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H8F16D29E5E594495A269EF24A96C1840"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Other funds</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 121(i)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3151(i)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>basic skills</quote> and inserting <quote>foundational skill needs</quote>. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H6920F7628BF14470B9E64337DC2ADD71" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>222.</enum> <header>Identification of eligible providers of training services</header> <subsection id="H780DADDD54C34E5BA33EEC20F3911798" commented="no"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Eligibility</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(a) (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0672909353C24BD3BB1654C8D374C0E7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HD98421AB13584D638A8ACA84EC140C0B" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Consumer choice</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing criteria, information requirements, and procedures under this subsection, the Governor shall not limit the provision of consumer choice under section 134(c)(3)(F). </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HAD05F92B7C364E5AB2723D7605BC9C2A"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Criteria and information requirements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(b) (29 U.S.C. 3152(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H85C68A3E77A846D7845931CADEA43695"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H55C08B184A9744E4919C58C83167C561" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending the matter preceding subparagraph (A) to read as follows: <quote>The criteria established pursuant to subsection (a) shall include criteria on each of the following:</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55E71C6A0351471E88A1C6F9250997F9"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), striking <quote>performance accountability measures</quote> and inserting <quote>levels of performance achieved on the indicators described in section 116</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04CD6392C08848B4B3D3091935CF68B8"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="HE1B0EAF0B51F47B382E48F842C6442B5"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>The need to ensure</quote> and inserting <quote>Ensuring</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H014A0EA04F9B44BEB7DD469E536D0FCF"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and online learning platforms</quote> after <quote>technology</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H62E57E5B7EB84CABA91F6963D2DCC3ED"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7A7BC977750C4062AD7BE9D5368017F3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF959B37E3787419BA489216F0CA1F5CE" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <clause id="H1C19DA94419B4AAEA2976CF0BBCC9939" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>With respect to each training program of each such provider—</text> <subclause id="H3AEC302FC8D1484B874776D6069BA008" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>the degree to which the training program—</text> <item id="HBF2F2999E1BE4E75963B1AFC429ABB0E" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relates to in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the State or local areas within the State, based on analysis of labor market data and direct engagement with local employers; and</text> </item> <item id="H5A3360F9101647D98A35473B8F44CBA2" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>satisfies any applicable educational requirements for professional licensure or certification, including licensure or certification examinations needed to practice or find employment in the sectors or occupations for which the program prepares the individual in the State; and</text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="HCF878F4168CC421C9933554495244B43" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>the expected—</text> <item id="H825EE78CF39748BC9F8C171CDD91C3CF" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>recognized postsecondary credentials earned as part of such program;</text> </item> <item id="HFDAA507D2C0549D58045F4C60821CBCA" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>employment opportunities upon program completion;</text> </item> <item id="HD71841011AAC471CA8065226596ABDAE" commented="no"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">median earnings of individuals during the fourth quarter after exit from the program, as compared to median earnings of occupations for which the program prepares the individual in the State and local area;</text> </item> <item id="H958CF3DA185E4A19AD639D4AFF0AFA06" commented="no"> <enum>(dd)</enum> <text>program cost of such program;</text> </item> <item id="HD1F4702E3BF14344A942F972FB0EA226" commented="no"> <enum>(ee)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competencies taught as part of such program that align to expected job opportunities;</text> </item> <item id="H66DC5D7D681648D084A0E029E74132B2" commented="no"> <enum>(ff)</enum> <text>time to completion of such program; and</text> </item> <item id="HAC3371ACA1B04D1791CCAE09FF12A052" commented="no"> <enum>(gg)</enum> <text>alignment of such program to career pathways; and</text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H4E68B0C6C0D147DEAC54D65DD8E5479D" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <subclause id="H03473CB58F484A4898D22FB139A9931C" display-inline="yes-display-inline" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), the information described in clause (i) shall be validated in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary with respect to each training program of each such provider, which may include validation, by at least one of the following entities:</text> <item id="H8B469AF69D394098A88FB1D730A79B66" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>3 or more employers.</text> </item> <item id="HE16EEB0882D04ED7B9CA8DD60562086B" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>An industry association.</text> </item> <item id="H827E829506094B1EB7ACA1201E95441B" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text>A labor organization or joint labor-management organization, or an industry or sector partnership.</text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H2DA845786D4940C18DC96D34009248F0" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of subclause (I) shall not apply to any program that is—</text> <item id="HA487BDF933BF46CDBC3CC33DCDBC5639" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>offered by a public institution of higher education; or</text> </item> <item id="H38C2C3253EE74F51B24C814A57489D85" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accredited by a programmatic accrediting agency (as defined in section 602.3 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).</text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H0EDC5600EB1D468FB5238025D9A66BD7" indent="up1" commented="no"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>An entity listed in item (aa), (bb), or (cc) of subclause (I) that is providing validation under this clause with respect to a training program may not be the provider of such training program.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41796CC118584F2F887E2010A8181B8C"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A607D7B4BB84B80B2B7DD0CB184FE61"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraphs (I) and (J) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CFBA4812F8D4510A9EBB3900DA8616F"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated—</text> <clause id="HE2D464FF1EF0473E82F89B027883AB4A"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEF9BA251F7754C08B7A93F7BBF100DA1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HD6D761DEE486429982EF92DA9260FF02"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the accountability of the providers, including in the case of a training program that is offered by an institution of higher education, that such institution has not been subject, during the 5 years preceding the date of the determination of whether such a provider meets such criteria, to—</text> <subclause id="H7F5500885E314958BC8BDBC7FA476604"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>any suspension, emergency action, or termination of programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCDEDBC0D555A4DD9BF3E6E4C841331ED"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>any adverse action by the accrediting agency or association of the institution of higher education; or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H67657A314D514CD8A480580F985C71F2"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>any action by the State to revoke a license or other authority to operate;</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HB85F4A71105C4E3CA3CDA38E054C9CD0"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>one-stop centers</quote> and inserting <quote>local boards</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E7ED7EA39964DD1900F28785164DD36" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H72D3DFD874B149E7B635C4A78592BBEC" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>The information</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H25FFC79F6A704E7C9448BDE4491B761A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0D2FB183A03547F8954C02F057767C6C" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Providers of training services</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block /> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98A0787BEEA74164920239171482932E"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively: and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD176362C43844029A37766F01F5C0656" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H992EFBD93D494D6BA04E3D205C1C94C7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H44B55D162F0B42B9858C30476342152B" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>States</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall make available on a publicly accessible website and in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable information—</text> <clause id="H26C5890B37E64928972BCD149544D29B" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the criteria, information requirements, and procedures regarding the eligibility of providers of training services established pursuant to subsection (a); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD2405C26A2774D279CE7C7E690A0ED05" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate, accurate, and timely information each provider of training services submits to the State in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C37AD9013AF478483C1BDE09F8F5365"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9E3F0EA42EC84D7797B1A0F62B68505A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H4BF73CFCF1D24F70A924E8945478CF02"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>section 122, as in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022</short-title></quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HE875E8197CE04DB18DC1B0C1CE2A1789"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by inserting at the end the following: <quote>A Governor shall make an eligibility determination under this paragraph with respect to a provider not later than 60 days after receipt of an application for such a determination from such provider.</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6AE7DE1FD88849DCBF2138DF2A8CD7CD"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C) by inserting <quote>, including to the extent practicable for the 2-year period preceding the date of the provider’s application under this paragraph</quote> after <quote>subtitle</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CE72EBDCF834FD89D3FAC521E16DAAE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D)—</text> <clause id="H91F41AA803224D9981CEE49E6B7FACBE"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>a factor</quote> and inserting <quote>the levels of performance achieved</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="HB4F68C5F9DBB47ACBDCD37ECA9186B4C"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="H04DAD3EF9BDD477EA5BA1A7D00776873"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H676BEB81FD09483E9F7D0F2E656E742D"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD947C9B2B0DE461DABF93FEDD9FA6331" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HC34AE1C5222646B49C5D65DD21A86644"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a factor related to serving individuals with barriers to employment. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H805534488998424C986DB641264A51F8"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Procedures</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3152(c)(2)), by striking <quote>biennial</quote> and inserting <quote>annual</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4BE67BE259054A9A9A6A711C17FBCF77"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>List and Information to Assist Participants in Choosing Providers</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(d)(3) (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)(3)), by inserting <quote>on a publicly accessible website that is consumer-tested and is searchable and comparable, through the use of common, linked, open-data description language</quote> after <quote>individual participant</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8F99951EF8A54A69BCFFD4F8741DE736"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Enforcement</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(f)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3152(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5FEDF9D1161646739539D54AEE103D17" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H812DC0B81E74472185FCDBE9F0BE074A"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The procedures established under this section shall provide the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HC34C1999D2A740B8BAC532EE90D9D08E"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Failure to meet program requirements</header> <text>In addition to the violations described in subparagraph (B), any provider of training services eligible to receive funds under chapter 3—</text> <clause id="H438B65400E43489AA35311DAC6FE1A1D"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>shall have such eligibility terminated for a period of 1 year upon a determination by an individual or entity specified in the procedures, that such provider—</text> <subclause id="H223BEFF7E6A644DF829C09B6E78F015B"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in a case in which the provider receives initial eligibility under subsection (b)(4), failed to report information as required under subsection (b)(4)(C); </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5C2100E93B1C4D85A61801329F731E47" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to inform the State board or local board that the training program of such provider has changed, and as a result of such change the information with respect to such training program under subsection (b)(1) used by the Governor to determine the provider’s eligibility to receive such funds no longer accurately describes such training program; or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9C1F18B0390A4DCF871B19177B3DA211"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to meet the expected performance as described in subsection (b)(4)(D); or</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H565FA4E9BEA4449D87F46392DD21F6C6"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>may have such eligibility terminated as a result of offering a program for a period of less than 2 years—</text> <subclause id="H3300CCA99FF84BD6A53A31CA5098B157"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>that is no longer aligned to in-demand industry sectors or occupations; or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2026CD67FB614895A8CBBFF352ABF126"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that results in employment with wages below the median earnings for the occupation in the State or local area due to the insufficient quality of training provided under the program.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H03F2D1312E5D4DADA35D43F26CA0AF44"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Substantial violations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a determination, by an individual or entity specified in the procedures, that a provider of training services substantially violated any requirement under this title, or that an individual providing information on behalf of the provider intentionally supplied inaccurate information under this section, the eligibility of such provider to receive funds under chapter 3 for the program involved shall be terminated for a period of not less than 2 years.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4499A15ACB9C4948A76CEA0230940626"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Repayment</header> <text>A provider of training services whose eligibility is terminated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph shall be liable for the repayment of funds received under chapter 3 during a period of violation described in such subparagraph.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5C6E178CD1354CDABD0579E106FDFE5E"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Transition period</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 122(i) ((29 U.S.C. 3152(i)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDDA42A078CC9491BA3CB3CA6442E541C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H2DABF484C1194DBABD38A07B7F88A7AE"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Transition period for implementation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor and local boards shall implement the requirements of this section, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of such Act, except that the criteria established under items (ff) and (gg) of subsection (b)(1)(D)(i)(II) may not be used until the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of such Act. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter id="H32D6009E39AE47B9B52728D0AC121D7D"> <enum>2</enum> <header>Youth Workforce Investment Activities</header> <section id="HD36695146C3247FEA133D8CF634E0CA0" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>231.</enum> <header>State allotments</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 127 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA75935C334CB4C0A9A4711DACB0AE75E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6B4E854A5C4944BFB94BCE9F4EB4D434" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HE375F98E46BC459CBB57CCC48EAA5EDF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reserve 1<fraction>1/2</fraction> percent of funds appropriated under section 136(a), for each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated under such section, to provide youth workforce investment activities under section 167 (relating to migrant and seasonal farmworkers); and</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB71A6598FA1F43A4A2423AB7277C30E3"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC7D4867CBA06458D9AE688EFB6F40336"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>not more than 1<fraction>1/2</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote>2</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36BE7174DDFB4F5E9DBAEF647E145F41"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote><fraction>1/4</fraction> of</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HD7326147C4924C7C9D5717C657100C28" commented="no"> <enum>232.</enum> <header>Within State allocations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 128(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAEAA09C914D249DBAD15971CB9BA0274" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H94A6E490073441D5B26CF073CF9C2E8D" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Transfer authority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local board may transfer, if such a transfer is approved by the Governor, up to and including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under section 130(a)(2), and up to and including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under this subsection for a fiscal year between—</text> <subparagraph id="H598485B76B68402ABC614A6D7F84EDC1" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>activities under section 129(c); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD566BD366F614071AECC626E9F59BD56" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>activities under section 130.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H169791F4CF044BD7AA6D17BD00773682"> <enum>233.</enum> <header>Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities</header> <subsection id="H608D4F6DB3724CFF814B7912D67491A6"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Comprehensive local needs assessment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H741A1C2DFA3A4F8393013B3B6425840D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H6FEF818859B14BA0AE9B807F3DB76F8B"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Comprehensive local needs assessment</header> <paragraph id="H1FE22A7AE01442E3985A972C2955023B" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to determine which subpopulation of eligible youth a local area can best serve, a local board shall ensure that the comprehensive needs assessment related to youth workforce investment activities under section 108(b)(9) of the local plan shall meet the requirements of this subsection, and shall be updated at least once every 4 years.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE14396D429144873B80483BEEE08BECD"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Requirements</header> <text>A comprehensive local needs assessment described in paragraph (1) with respect to a local area shall include each of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H3109498E55D84CCEB482D51DEE18582F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>An evaluation of the performance of the eligible youth served by the local area with respect to State determined and local levels of performance established pursuant to section 116. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9F72BE76C5C4F0CB246D0BF6888B9C0"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>A description of how youth workforce investment activities offered by the local area are—</text> <clause id="H29E86888924F46B7B0C83EE321F132A7"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>sufficient in size, scope, and quality to meet the needs of eligible youth in the local area; </text> </clause> <clause id="HEBF8AEAB555441B1995746A69980F6A5"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>aligned to State, regional, Tribal, or local in-demand industry sectors or occupations (including career pathways), identified by the State board or local board; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HDCCDF5BB8A144E9D9D5F6EBD51F83389"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed in partnership with eligible youth in the local area and aligned with their needs, including program elements and offerings. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9637C62F73BA48C2A2BA7839F0FF4880"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>An identification of successful models of youth workforce investment activities.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA05F7854D824CB495AD346C90DEC14D"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>A description of the progress during the most recent 2 program years covered by the local plan of the local area toward implementation of equal access to high-quality youth workforce investment activities, including—</text> <clause id="H8A2B90BF439345638AE630B1D5B9F748"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>strategies to provide eligible youth access to paid work experience opportunities and career pathways;</text> </clause> <clause id="HBD873C495F4946D0BA581717B72D27C2"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>strategies to overcome barriers that result in lower rates of access to, or performance gaps in, youth workforce investment activities for eligible youth;</text> </clause> <clause id="H38DA63B71F8E43A8B49CC0AEB8E48F96"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>providing programs and activities that are designed to enable eligible youth to attain a secondary school diploma or its equivalent, or recognized postsecondary credentials;</text> </clause> <clause id="H813DD877F11743528B6A67A81BB7BEBD"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>providing programs and activities to prepare eligible youth for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations that will lead to self-sufficiency; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H7A15B061488E44209AFB9FBE881A46E2"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies to identify the local area needs of the subpopulations of eligible youth described in section 128(b)(4)(A)(i). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H39D9C8F5B5DC4A5DB93A34F91AD1B65B"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Consultation</header> <text>In conducting the comprehensive needs assessment under paragraph (1)(A), the local area shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, including, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D3D892111474DFCA1F0B352B72ED9DC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>representatives of local educational agencies, including representatives of career and technical education programs;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC35B5038D7C4330B967A07A6BB94671"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>eligible providers of training services, including eligible providers of apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs, and providers of internships, paid or unpaid work experience opportunities, or transitional jobs;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6097A59AA76847BDB4B7FC026C846169"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>representatives of business and industry (including representatives of small business), which shall include representatives of industry and sector partnerships in the State;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E8A9923B0E2453E81C8DD7886DFE19A"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>interested community representatives, including community-based organizations;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A58A4C567EB4EEBA3E8AA173A5D76E7"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>representatives of eligible youth, including representatives of regional or local agencies serving eligible youth;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB17FB8F60AC34535B06C131293D1AC44"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>representatives of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in the State, where applicable; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H464617A67E124D81A23D11787EE68058"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>any other stakeholders that the State may require the local area to consult.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6BB65B736834AA0A304CDA146386E7D"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Continued consultation</header> <text>Each local area receiving financial assistance under this chapter shall consult with stakeholders described in paragraph (3) on an ongoing basis, as determined by the Governor. This may include consultation in order to—</text> <subparagraph id="H8DB5DACC88E4474EA07019D40010D2F2"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>provide input on quadrennial updates to the comprehensive needs assessment required under paragraph (1)(A);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0693F0AE52A64A77A3702F293B2272D3"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>ensure youth workforce investment activities—</text> <clause id="H31B91F3DF4A24CE8B3A53BB4FA2ED4F8"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>are responsive to local area employment needs;</text> </clause> <clause id="H74A108AD6C2F454186EDE6B1249B1D42"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are responsive to local area youth’s career interests and goals; </text> </clause> <clause id="H4631DB18657A42AAAA60E010EF1206C4"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>are aligned with employment priorities in the State, regional, tribal, or local economy identified by employers and the entities described in paragraph (3), which may include high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations identified by the local board;</text> </clause> <clause id="H8DA91623B73F46BDB27C95446954B000"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>are informed by labor market information, including information provided under section 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 491–2(e)(2)(C));</text> </clause> <clause id="H4C36A320D24045D58D1551EFB5825F2D"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>are designed to meet current, intermediate, or long-term labor market projections; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H5F37564B77F34C34877D57BD91732032"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>allow employer input, including input from industry or sector partnerships in the local area, where applicable, into the development and implementation of youth workforce investment activities to ensure such activities align with skills and competencies required by local employment opportunities, including activities such as the identification of relevant skills, competencies, recognized postsecondary credentials, and current technology and equipment;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7CA9CDE59FF64EF2AE34153ECC610560"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>identify and encourage opportunities for work-based learning; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H734AADED4EE344FF81B1BC2FBF6F1BB9"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>ensure funding under this part is used in a coordinated manner with other local resources.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H078BDB93C7B24E159E3645DD23F5978F"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Statewide Activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HDDB9A3EC0A284FEC8733EE6CF32770F1"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEDBC7D968A20480FB27D7E8A7732E3E8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H6E03FBCCD8154BF0B78D63151E571BDB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminating the list of eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities, as determined under section 123, including in transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats;</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B9506192C2144A598BCB85D240F4E58"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE0DAE2264C8447DFA773DA69596E9CEF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>described in section 134(c)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>, including individualized career services,</quote>; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96026DDAAAAC4C63B58FA784E3D46AA3"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8070CA42481D4D0291B16F01F5BCE45C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H99CB20E5A9C24F729E9749027AD67614"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6C8BC5B39B7848368AD64D3A75B76654" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H6C55AD9561FB44EEB02203672744C5CE"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing, supporting, and expanding work-based learning opportunities, including transitional jobs, that are aligned with career pathways. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5B27C597C3064CE5B641482D1A6A7A84"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Local Elements and Requirements</header> <paragraph id="HB0E8642ABC4F4BB58A521FDB42D7ABB0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Program design</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(1)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HC95B75EAC4B94FC68C764365C7BBBBBB"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <clause id="H6D6AEB68F7784823A7D205185A1B8595"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>in appropriate cases</quote> and inserting <quote>including paid work-based learning opportunities</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD1ED67A81596492DB7035B8B7298DF4B"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (v), by inserting <quote>high-skill, high-wage, or</quote> before <quote>in-demand</quote>; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68BDF550446D42039EC9FC76BAE2433F"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>10 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2235BD69C02B4D46B131631C7A0B6E30"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Program elements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89E7547B0F8347AF8CD87115E8674635" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HE46457BA376947DEA8ABAE4EA3B10EA5"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Program elements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to support the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, entry into postsecondary education, and career readiness for participants, local areas shall ensure that each of following elements are provided under the programs described in paragraph (1), as appropriate, to meet the needs of eligible youth in the local area:</text> <subparagraph id="H629B1855E40343F9BB15297CD9DF5617"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Tutoring, study skills training, instruction, and dropout prevention and recovery strategies that lead to completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including a recognized certificate of attendance or similar document for individuals with disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary credential.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC25066382B347F69858E652A2AE1F4D"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCEC98B53465847C08B9F79C95404B0A2"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>Work-based learning experiences, which—</text> <clause id="H88C65FEB4A274EAF9F30A28CBCE68550" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>may include summer and year-round employment opportunities that meet the requirements of section 130; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HB793ACFB15F34D0FB0814034B1D1B57E"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>may include, to the extent practicable—</text> <subclause id="H2415D3DF338B4242B9C5299755FD0F20"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H8A6994429F1C4757BB80D94E8362C814"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>internships and job shadowing; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H033D3F9D237C464B9FC3A7D324CBC0AD"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>on-the-job training opportunities.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDDB1CDD1492A4B9E9C7AC705C1C1C05C"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Occupational skill training, which shall include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that are aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved, if the local board determines that the programs meet the quality criteria described in section 123.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B296E5D6B0E472380390FBD8AC98464"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1E559790E9424D9DBAA1157725E44151"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Leadership development opportunities, which may include community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social and civic behaviors, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H149DFEDDBD7C48F29B7996887C4A2984"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>Supportive services.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52A49DBBD2C9484B82ED75F0477B04DA"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>Adult mentoring for the period of participation and a subsequent period, for a total of not less than 12 months.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE953B064015B43BA92E574E17B2196AF"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Follow-up services for the longer of 36 months or the completion of any postsecondary education or training to which participants are referred after completion of such program.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CFDFF7946154761B904BBE3A968D86F"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>Comprehensive guidance and counseling, including trauma-informed approaches.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1DA25B560072436BBE34D8D6C603E136"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text>Financial literacy education.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5241CF992414D64966A391389F09A0E"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text>Entrepreneurial skills training.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7EACB30C1CDB4EE5BF523AD81BAB9758"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text>Services that provide labor market and employment information about high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services, which may include providing such services to elementary and secondary schools (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE42C100E8BCA40C2844C68A8E83E0579"> <enum>(N)</enum> <text>Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H968F8E71EC4F4306B2665F6570C17FD0"> <enum>(O)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Digital skills training, including access to training that supports basic digital literacy.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7BCD5FC157DD49919ADA5DEFB9EB7DF2"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Consistency with compulsory school attendance laws</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 129(c)(4) (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD642B487EDE54C7F89E3AD7B7B4195AE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HFFBA2A514A794A1497D8B411F60F8CCC"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Consistency with compulsory school attendance laws</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing assistance under this section to an individual who is required to attend school under applicable State compulsory school attendance laws, the priority in providing such assistance shall be for the individual to attend school regularly.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBDEF59865F4D43D58806D9F489754B72"> <enum>234.</enum> <header>Summer and year-round employment for youth</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), as amended by the preceding sections, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCFFEBFFFD95E4FEF85018AAA2F955DEF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H9D130698FECA4E1195178B89EB4FB32C"> <enum>130.</enum> <header>Summer and year-round employment for youth</header> <subsection id="HFAB45911D49D41D9AD4DF092513F3686" commented="no"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="H2D50A1504A6C48D2B6286666AC2F3580"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>State allotment</header> <text>From the amount appropriated under section 136(b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot funds to each State on the basis of the relative allotment the State received under section 127(b) for such fiscal year, compared to the total amount allotted to all States under section 127(b) for such fiscal year. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H57CFCC2CA49247179C6B7D1C1BDDBF51"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Local area allocation</header> <text>A State shall use the funds allotted under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to allocate funds to each local area of the State on the basis of the relative allocation the local area received under section 128(b) for such fiscal year, compared to the total amount allocated to all local areas in the State under section 128(b) for such fiscal year.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBE64AE3D246A415288B0F6E5963609C2"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board of a local area covered by the local plan submitted under section 108—</text> <paragraph id="H961E176AFF5841749F5298FD89D7E2E5"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall use the funds received under this section to—</text> <subparagraph id="H58C016D815B543AF832613D343D02EFC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan, develop, and carry out a summer employment program or a year-round employment program described in subsection (c);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45266EC665654DF1A149CBAE23FA14F0"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the number of summer or year-round employment opportunities offered through such program, including unsubsidized or partly subsidized opportunities, and opportunities in the private sector;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5C62340798A4EE09D0629F23CBB2E83"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>engage or establish industry or sector partnerships to determine local employment needs to inform the establishment of such a program; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H063A3D8D8DEE40968759C00F6432A2B6"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>conduct outreach to eligible youth and employers; and</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2B2F404BB3D49ACAEC5727A8ED24F66"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>may—</text> <subparagraph id="H005416AD4D544F09B03CEDC01019BD51"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the funds received under this section to develop technology infrastructure, including data and management systems, to support such a program;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAE0E44265FB445580EE9E13EAB31CDC"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use such funds to enhance the program elements required under subsection (c)(1); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H60A0924E1FC4438A8CDD434F235AD880"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>use not more than 25 percent of such funds to subsidize not more than 65 percent of the wages of each eligible youth participating in such a program.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAA60B511730B446FA6FDF969EBDBC27F"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Summer and year-round employment program requirements</header> <paragraph id="H8391BBC356B947609BA58A82B8CE66B1"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Program elements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summer employment program or a year-round employment program described in this subsection shall include the following program elements:</text> <subparagraph id="H3BA1D02B4D1B4C7E88431578784E70F9"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work-readiness training (including soft skills) and educational programs aligned to career pathways for eligible youth to enhance their year-round employment opportunities, including digital literacy and online work-readiness opportunities, as appropriate, and support obtaining documentation needed for employment, such as identification or licenses.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE45D624B88454F15BD74C2695CCC627A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>Coaching and mentoring services for eligible youth participating in the program to enhance their summer or year-round employment opportunities and encourage completion of such opportunities through the program.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H740E404DD611483FBA7FAC5D16B4CB8C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coaching and mentoring services for employers on how to successfully employ each eligible youth participating in the program in meaningful work, including providing a safe work and training environment for all participants, regardless of race, color, disability, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF051596209CF4FE6B1D771BAD0A897A8"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Career exploration, career counseling, career planning, and college planning services for eligible youth participating in the program.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFC8C978572894F0DBEB5DB7D67926BD9"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>High-quality financial literacy education as described in section 129(b)(2)(D), for eligible youth participating in the program, including education on the use of credit and financing higher education, and access to safe and affordable banking.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB1A571CBB254B77A0D5E7E8B97A4325"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Providing supportive services to eligible youth, or connecting such youth to supportive services provided by another entity, to enable participation in the program, which may include food and nutrition services, and health and mental health care supports.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6AF6140F22D949458585884BBDD15D7C"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>Follow-up services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F9565ADEE4C45FDA5001FF51D0E16E6"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>Integration of services provided by the program with youth development programs, secondary school programs, career and technical education programs, youth workforce investment activities under this chapter, and skills training programs funded by the State or Federal Government, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF367558D6DA04322B5EC7601FB425D7A"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Connecting youth participating in the program to providers of youth services, adult employment and training services, vocational rehabilitation services, adult education and family literacy services under title II, career pathways, postsecondary education, or skills training programs funded by the State or Federal Government, as applicable.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CE82430C83C4667B82791CDC8FBD566"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>Commitment and support from mayors or county executives to support the execution of the program.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H67A58815746F44E8BDFE98EFFD31B953"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Program design</header> <subparagraph id="HC0463776A8444147855F8F34D18BE11C"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Summer employment program</header> <text>In addition to the program elements described in paragraph (1), a summer employment program described in this subsection shall be a program that matches eligible youth participating in such program with an appropriate employer (based on factors including the needs of the employer and the age, skill, and aspirations of the eligible youth) for high-quality summer employment, which—</text> <clause id="H3A70457CA3AE4F88B5A62B876C35C872"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>may not be less than 4 weeks; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H2475CB15709D40E9A83BA092AFA8102B"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>may not pay less than the greater of the applicable Federal, State, or local minimum wage.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDCA88CC2F1AF49C8BDB796A8B696BDC3"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Year-round employment program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the program elements described in paragraph (1), a year-round employment program described in this subsection shall be a program that matches each eligible youth participating in the program with an appropriate employer, based on factors (including the needs of the employer and the age, skill, and informed aspirations of the participant) for high-quality, year-round employment, which—</text> <clause id="HC0EC6533721643E4BD774A02F3BBA8B3"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>may not be less than 180 days and more than 1 year;</text> </clause> <clause id="H7B043A994D904264BC94039A6CBC5A0A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>may not pay less than the greater of the applicable Federal, State, or local minimum wage; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HEAEC9F46B1A14B2F89162651CA2D5104"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>may not employ the eligible youth for less than 20 hours per week.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H89DDC0204C094EDB9AF8A60B4B5B8A04"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <text>In carrying out a summer employment program or a year-round employment program receiving assistance under this section, a local area shall give priority to year-round employment opportunities offered under such program— </text> <subparagraph id="HAD8B8812231441CE9CB5DFAB847E2B68"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in existing or emerging high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H86DBD29BB54F4364A5771DF0701552FF"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>that meet community needs in the public, private, or nonprofit sector.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC30D7178631B411688CF44EB6E2CBB1D"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Performance accountability</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each local board carrying out a summer or year-round employment program receiving assistance under this section, the primary indicators of performance, with respect to each such program, shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H70E370BC8CB84E9EB6DE27602BE1752C" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>the performance metrics described in clause (i)(VI), and subparagraphs (I) and (II) of clause (ii), of section 116(b)(2)(A); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H60BCC0AD5A7C4DF1B24E211D546400AF"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>the percentage of eligible youth completing the summer or year-round program, as applicable; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5859348611384EF189D14A3C8BB55B15"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>the percentage of youth having participated in work-based learning.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2B0601ADFA914DD8B5B5E352CB88C163" commented="no"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="H2A054229BE7340FCBFDF79901FEAA63A" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to information required as part of the State performance report described in section 116(d)(2), each State shall include for each summer and year round employment program receiving assistance under this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HED3B81E0BCDA4120B024052DBC5BB3DF" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the number of eligible youth participating in the program who complete a summer employment opportunity or a year-round employment opportunity through the program;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE91F389314AB46E5836C5A36D89701DC" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the average cost per participant to develop or expand such program, and the activities and services, and supportive services provided under such program;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDABC06545A7345AB9B79ED9104792757" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>the number of eligible youth participating in such program and accessing services as described in subparagraph (B);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H920BD28F2B584E23ADD974C222FD23AA" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of youth participants receiving a subsidized wage, and the total amount and source of each such subsidy, including the average amount of the subsidy covered by funds received under this section;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DE3FD9212E84A6FBA66B2878DED6E7D" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>the average number of hours and weeks worked and the average amount of wages earned by eligible youth participating in the program;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4A9889A5ACAB40608026EDDE9C83255E" commented="no"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>the average number of hours spent on—</text> <clause id="HDBAE3620B7BE4E78A71DA59894A719E6" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>recruitment and retention strategies; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HEFC34597CEAE4312B79D27DB0AFD1BA7" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>support for participating youth, such as time management, career planning, and financial literacy training;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC021E60BC634F77A399FB5248064E18" commented="no"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>the percent of eligible youth participating in the program that are placed in—</text> <clause id="HF7EA75ADA4DC4FE4AA3193D6B7831667" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>an employment opportunity in the nonprofit sector;</text> </clause> <clause id="HA0A31D6983D3413FA4197A5FCD283603" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>an employment opportunity in the public sector; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H4D81CBD571C549E68F252BA9FBADB292" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>an employment opportunity in the for-profit sector; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H026326A47D864495A13E8C1F045DA827" commented="no"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>any other information that the Secretary of Labor determines necessary to monitor the effectiveness of the summer or year-round employment program.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H095AEABAD8BE48D6851597F9708B2A08" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Disaggregation</header> <text>The information required to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (G) of paragraphs (1) shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and the subpopulations of eligible youth (as defined in section 3).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </chapter> <chapter id="H0BF9DBEDA5704F169AB8B681A2744945"> <enum>3</enum> <header>Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities</header> <section id="HFFB1704EABE84149BBDA32A188E5336F" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>241.</enum> <header>Within State allocations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H451ED5D3797746D09DF585617C8EDEF1"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking <quote>The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013 or 2014, means a percentage of the amount allocated to local areas under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), received through an allocation made under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of that section for fiscal year 2013 or 2014, respectively.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D79A01FB81D49D2B40BFE98C6D16C85"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking <quote>The term, used with respect to fiscal year 2014, means a percentage of the amount allocated to local areas under section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), received through an allocation made under that section for fiscal year 2014.</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HA5A74099D3C942FEA1E2AB89E66DC0F8"> <enum>242.</enum> <header>Use of funds for employment and training activities</header> <subsection id="H9C36A8376B2C4D2388717F5EF3FE701F"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Required Statewide employment and training activities</header> <paragraph id="H071A1046060D4992AFB89AB48C8B9C19"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Statewide rapid response activities</header> <text>Section 134(a)(2)(A)(ii) (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking <quote>, and section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act)</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HADD5ED8610BE42ACB9169A7FBF52BDFD"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Statewide employment and training activities</header> <text>Section 134(a)(2)(B)(i) (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking subclauses (III) and (IV) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB1C397B026DE4DB0B0B1F824CCDCA4F2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H46816A39343949E0916A984F8EBD655D"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local areas by providing information on and support for the effective development, convening, and implementation of industry or sector partnerships described in subsection (c)(5);</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H0E754CF6853948C6955C8E8B899B3157"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local areas for carrying out career pathway development efforts, which may include alignment and coordination efforts with career and technical education programs of study; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HAF917A5BCB75408A89552D6D97BF8DDA"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>local areas, one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible providers, including for—</text> <item id="H2DFC914E1450444FB7DA02FDF27C5A29"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>the continuous development and training of staff on strategies for preparing individuals with barriers to employment to enter in-demand industry sectors or occupations and nontraditional occupations;</text> </item> <item id="H574F70C0D28445A1B6914228E5888E05"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>the development of exemplary program activities; and </text> </item> <item id="HCC58E1DE7673487AA45531DDC07E86E0"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text>the provision of technical assistance to local areas that fail to meet local performance accountability measures described in section 116(c);</text> </item> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0EC343605274477588D9AFEE767CE67C"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Allowable statewide employment and training activities</header> <text>Section 134(a)(3)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H242DCDB440504E5BB01EDE14242E51EA"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>or bringing evidenced-based programs to scale</quote> after <quote>strategies</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D156B730B28472DBD97ED05C8145259"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H751D58340D1D4D67AD252525F4244008" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H321FB61788CF4F22BE53B15E66016700"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development or identification of, and sharing of information (in transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats) about, education and training programs that—</text> <subclause id="HCC198A9BC60A4E2A88970A5B5A180487"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>respond to real-time labor market analysis;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HB136656C870C42BD922F4041D1C7E43F"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>utilize direct assessment and prior learning assessment to measure and provide credit for prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H31F43C953D494F76A682E8BDFC545878"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>evaluate such skills and competencies for adaptability, ensure credits are portable and stackable for more skilled employment; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H396A6905A07949CA9146BD618A5E9366"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>accelerate course or credential completion, and facilitate the sharing of information about such programs in transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats;</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H955A0F114C334E04B2C2D0982AD2382D"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by amending clause (v) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD945755405174477944614F6A662B1B6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HE5529A5807EB43B093495A6C057AB365"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting the development of alternative programs and other activities that enhance the choices available to older individuals (including options for self-employment and other wage-earning activities that lead to economic self-sufficiency), and enhance skills (such as digital literacy) in older individuals; </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A695F778BA043BD8985C4205359ED47"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in clause (viii)(II)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC212B4C2ECCD447A9431A2F7F3811391"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending item (dd) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8A0F879CF6054A74A2E5CD4B5BC6FF78" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="H3218E675BCAC470B87B6BEC35637CCB2"> <enum>(dd)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adult education, literacy, and digital literacy activities, including those provided by public libraries;</text> </item> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7811AA57340E44A1BA0F914FD87DD349"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in item (ee), by striking <quote>ex-offenders</quote> and inserting <quote>justice-involved individuals</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4672BF227162468AB3257170E99F5047"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of item (ff); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D97F1C6319A4CF58B6707A5AB83CF21"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6D199892B99F4CEE9AE99C9E2A09E320" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <item id="HB96B6387DA65442C8AFBC4052081E942"> <enum>(gg)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) that support employment and economic security; and</text> </item> <item id="H1DA4F260F91F4C7E9DA55840A4F1D207"> <enum>(hh)</enum> <text>State domestic violence coalitions (as defined in section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402)) and tribal coalitions (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a))). </text> </item> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE8BD6D85038F45B78DA9AC2E8C5E24A6"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Required Local Employment and Training Activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline" /> <paragraph id="HCD4FE00C713F40B094C4150A9CECA65F"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 134(c)(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H675A860228514215BE31BCC6233EA430" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H36E0127D7C0547A0A466BCC1756E5F21"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide supportive services described in paragraph (4) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, through the one-stop delivery system in accordance with such paragraph;</text> </clause> <clause id="H9F9E943876FC4D259FD4B19FBC34C962"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>to establish and develop relationships and networks with large and small employers and their intermediaries; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HDCB2E46E80AA49B484117B6D6BA82876"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>to develop, convene, or implement industry or sector partnerships described in paragraph (5).</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC048A43955745E8A8D567D20E51C9EA"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Career services</header> <subparagraph id="H7B89A4167B4D4FC689A666103795FF50"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Services provided</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 134(c)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)) is amended—</text> <clause id="H6857DA9646EA4811B52A6BEB8BF05964"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8678715F7691494F95B5A5D3B458F408" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HBDA0132203924B44B290A56E721FA0E6"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initial assessment of skill levels (including literacy, digital literacy, numeracy, and English language proficiency), competencies, abilities, current applicable foreign academic and professional credentials, guidance and services on transferring high-skilled foreign certifications, and supportive service needs, which may include diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools;</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H2D2104C8E6A4459F9750EB16F2557667"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by amending clause (vi) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7C1CB605EEEB42E3A0C6BAA36C773BD2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H045131FE50E84F3F8EDBAEEA07707ADB"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provision of workforce and labor market employment statistics information and related skills development information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including—</text> <subclause id="H221D733DCDBA4FE685B736AAE4DFDF2A"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>job vacancy listings in such labor market areas;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H7F38EFF61527450F99E4DC2BA6CB6262"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>information on job skills and credentials necessary to obtain the jobs described in subclause (I); and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H48B279B3DDA440759B9E489D3E8721A7"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>information on education and skills development programs that are available for attaining needed skills and credentials for the jobs described in subclause (I), including information—</text> <item id="HA7CCCB6B94CC4927BA268012A5EC9E6F"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>on the pathways to such skills and credentials (including information on career pathway programs in the local area); </text> </item> <item id="H8A2609C227BD446898C6209D4654FB86"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>on the quality of such education and training programs, consistent with the performance information provided under clause (vii); and</text> </item> <item id="HD5FC3B43D7744D70AC010F8FF28DB9FB"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the comparability of current foreign academic and professional certifications to needed skills and credentials; and </text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H9F85137895BA43958DF78542C561AD40"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>information relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings, skill requirements, and opportunities for advancement for such occupations;</text> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H9828283C28EF439E83B3FB4686A37141"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by amending clause (xi) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCAA7B5B94E0747168F9111D552AE8AE9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H10B9E318F3A242D3B58BF2D8753AD509"> <enum>(xi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in identifying and establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for training and education programs that are not funded under this Act, including Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and through State-funded education and training programs;</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H8D470292722C4A31BF5AC561DB87BB07"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>in clause (xii), by striking subclauses (IV) through (XI) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H253605D4DD674D1F9C5446B79113072B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="HAF0972BBD57C4AEDAE62F85F7603F0E7"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individual counseling, including career counseling;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD128609485D44264A235A79FDF3FA993"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>career planning;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD7BF7B287F1349E48866A7A0F175E223"> <enum>(VI)</enum> <text>assessment and development of employability skills, including development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, and professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H7ABE794E90704055A55CACCEA60E800C"> <enum>(VII)</enum> <text>financial literacy services, such as the activities described in section 129(b)(2)(D);</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H932BBADE4705488893CB30016C71230E"> <enum>(VIII)</enum> <text>out-of-area job search assistance and relocation assistance; or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H57049FFD9E6648ED88696E1C2D886CBF"> <enum>(IX)</enum> <text>English language acquisition and integrated education and training programs; and</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HB4C8D669E4ED4BEF91C9FA53D047EE7D" commented="no"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>in clause (xiii), by inserting <quote>and options for further skill upgrading and career advancement</quote> after <quote>the workplace</quote>.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1BFB8A91213841EA9105F1A4AD41C134"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Use of previous assessments</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 134(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H107694F4991C47A982DFEB2A758578DA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H3CCE3EA39A4247A086B9CC1AD41FB41B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Use of previous assessments</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant under subparagraph (A)(xii) if the one-stop operator or one-stop partner determines that it is—</text> <clause id="H008B503CD62E4C039F913D6E031023B4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or assessment of the participant conducted for another education or training program; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H7DC728A7219748479346C47594233B35"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>using such recent interview, evaluation, or assessment may accelerate eligibility determination or facilitate enrollment in a training program for which such participant has been selected.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F43B9D80ED74F1BA844C6526899C93F" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Delivery of services</header> <text>Subparagraph (C) of section 134(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>or community-based organizations to serve individuals with barriers to employment,</quote> after <quote>nonprofit service providers,</quote>. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8406368B7A734C8188D3117B1195AD7C"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Training services</header> <text /> <subparagraph id="H84BBAA10988B480FB127A8486781F1A6"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 134(c)(3)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(A)) is amended—</text> <clause id="HD565FBC8D5414879A99474F62F2CE07C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in clause (i)(II), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, or to jobs that may be performed remotely</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HBBF7D4AD1112413699CAF3CB957E98B6"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H508F3F8A7EA947EAA32D983FA2A9B13C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H5ABF6599812F41539D8CDD472D869834"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <header>Adult education and family literacy activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual who is determined to not have the skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of training services under clause (i)(I)(cc), the one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall make available, or refer such individual to, adult education and family literacy activities under title II.</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB282DDFBA030498DB04A388D8F894A5B" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Qualification</header> <text>Section 134(c)(3)(B) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H37438BB6693E481DA25AF771B2CA625C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H176866C60F0B4D11B385F33BAC636313" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <header>Participation during pending application</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who meets the eligibility requirements under subparagraph (A)(i) to participate in a program of training services may participate in such a program during the period in which such individual’s enrollment in such program is being reviewed under this section, except that the provider of such program shall only receive reimbursement under this Act for the individual’s participation during such period if such individual’s enrollment is approved under this section. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA171477949444FF7AA648DB170BD8917"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Training services</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 134(c)(3)(D) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “Training services may include” and inserting “Training services may be delivered in-person or virtually, and may include”.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F581ACCAD8241A798D188D5A5845C6F" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 134(c)(3)(E) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(E)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H82019569DAF34F6BB49EB774CE0CE724" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H3161029EB55C445A88331E5A7B1573DE" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <clause id="H89215E5EAF3B478FAF1D2E9AF004F85A"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>With respect to funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training activities under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), not less than 75 percent of such funds, used to provide career services described in paragraph (2)(A)(xii), training services, and supportive services, shall be used to provide such services to—</text> <subclause id="HAA2C7B4D05B04DB796CD6B7B7D32D1E6"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>recipients of public assistance;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9AE314EC5E8B48789204CB09E2AB3BD7"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>other low-income individuals;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9B4D996007774627A0041A62F40FA00A"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>individuals who have foundational skill needs; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD83307C7B8A64AFAAFC533A71FB4FE89"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>individuals with barriers to employment who are not described in subclauses (I) through (III).</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H305D6FCA61624A569C6BBA1B8F732810" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Determinations of priority</header> <text>The appropriate local board and the Governor shall direct the one-stop operators in the local area with regard to making determinations on how to prioritize the populations listed in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i) for purposes of clause (i). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C1120E0CB884032AEDD44735631CE36"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Use of individual training accounts</header> <text>Section 134(c)(3)(G) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(G)) is amended—</text> <clause id="H01F8A805E7C94F14A0820CF580E7C2EE"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2E46D6C4E4524494B21F95A6B454FDEC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H68CCA8F3F67645C1BF80D2C346B377F4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>In general</header> <subclause id="H6EF5844E01F24ADC9ACA5759BB331092"> <enum>(I)</enum> <header>Training services</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), training services provided under this paragraph shall be provided through the use of individual training accounts in accordance with this paragraph, and shall be provided to eligible individuals through the one-stop delivery system.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HDC8107D349254B57B18F3AA1CBCD6048"> <enum>(II)</enum> <header>Authorized costs</header> <text>An individual training account may provide any costs with respect to such training services, as determined by the local board, including—</text> <item id="H4DCAB3FACEB44AA7995A1FB7FA6E4EEC" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of course materials, supplies, uniforms, technology, and other required fees for graduation, licensure, or certification; and</text> </item> <item id="H77D49B8843824C398C0215C7E23D237D" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a provider that charges tuition and fees for a training program, the cost of such tuition and fees.</text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HEE136BA94CF14D65A900243B545C4E45" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in clause (ii), by amending subclause (IV) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H40890081335C4F60A03E82DB2A8BC04C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="H584DEBAC301E4FB58BEE14717979AC2B" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local board determines that there is a training program demonstrating effectiveness (including cost effectiveness), and that can be offered in the local area by a community-based organization or another private, nonprofit organization to serve individuals with barriers to employment;</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H08100EDD295E4960A6AD8E479679A76C"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF140771622E34C7985677536A4A61FF3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HB03837C5FC154F588E368B0ED9BAE390"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Linkage to occupations in demand</header> <subclause id="H8F28DBCE3BF1425883E92E57253995CE"> <enum>(I)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Subject to subclause (II), training services provided under this paragraph shall be directly linked to an in-demand industry sector or occupation in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which an adult or dislocated worker receiving such services is willing to relocate or that may be performed remotely.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HDD6B3C087B214402B76BE5A271DCD744"> <enum>(II)</enum> <header>Exception</header> <text> A local board may approve training services for occupations determined by the local board to be in sectors of the economy that have a high potential for sustained demand or growth in the local area.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H726F242BEBA94094AE12D1ECD2C442CD"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <header>Credential in demand</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, training services provided under this paragraph shall result in the attainment of skills and credentials that are portable and stackable.</text> </clause> <clause id="HF2CF86D5D35C4224A3C80B1FC8404742"> <enum>(v)</enum> <header>Rule of construction</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude the combined use of individual training accounts and contracts in the provision of training services, including arrangements that allow individuals receiving individual training accounts to obtain training services that are contracted for under clause (ii).</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC94C8556E542468BB259205FDF730C6A"> <enum>(F)</enum> <header>Reimbursement for on-the-job training</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 134(c)(3)(H) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9B6E7F06E3434DFFA4EEA9D5E5644B90" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H956ECCC3108A4BD89AE1717B9C04915B"> <enum>(H)</enum> <header>Reimbursement for on-the-job training</header> <clause id="H2E7E672CCF704F36A0C95D9A00F5F68E" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Reimbursement levels</header> <text>For purposes of the provision of on-the-job training under this paragraph, the Governor or local board involved may increase the amount of the reimbursement to an amount of up to 90 percent of the wage rate of a participant for a program carried out under chapter 2 or this chapter, if—</text> <subclause id="H2582CE25A8714AF59ADCA41746613295" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>the Governor approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with funds reserved by the State under such chapter, taking into account the factors described in clause (iii); or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HA83BF00F5DC94EF4B8CE23ECACDCCC33" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the local board approves the increase with respect to a program carried out with funds allocated to a local area under such chapter, taking into account the factors described in clause (iii).</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HE1F89505A51B4F85917A4712A8812F5C" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Verification by one-stop operator</header> <text>The one-stop operator within a local area shall—</text> <subclause id="H3A514507AB434065BCF63B35FF70D08D" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>at least once during the on-the-job training program, verify that the employer meets the conditions that—</text> <item id="H006A42DA75A84277AA2A73CDA1CDEDCB" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>were certified by the employer in the contract for such program; and</text> </item> <item id="H1CE15954FF8F42038276275C0B0D1FE2" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>are consistent with the factors described in clause (iii), according to a methodology determined by the local board with consent from the Governor; and</text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H42AFD3DAE2744EA09D11C07C565F0D16" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>terminate the employer’s contract for such program if the employer is not meeting such conditions.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H15577F46204C433D8F7DD1F8AA0810E0" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Factors</header> <text>For purposes of this subparagraph, the Governor or local board, respectively, may take into account factors consisting of—</text> <subclause id="H0EA71166BC6C46EA81C912C659F5379F" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>basic indicators of job quality, including—</text> <item id="H16E610EFEEC14F7CA5B7C9073A7D52DF" commented="no"> <enum>(aa)</enum> <text>wage level upon completion of a training program;</text> </item> <item id="HF5466830E8604468884A23E798B02B00" commented="no"> <enum>(bb)</enum> <text>availability of benefits, such as paid time off, health insurance, and retirement savings plan; and</text> </item> <item id="H019D3DAF0FB849B0ABF38F75C18C2DF4" commented="no"> <enum>(cc)</enum> <text>a safe workplace, such as a record of compliance with safety regulations consistent with or better than the industry average and adoption of an independently certified injury and illness prevention program;</text> </item> </subclause> <subclause id="H8E0835E1B668404D8212F3FB749389C4" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>the characteristics of the participants;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HF24605BD34434E5FB1DCEAB0DBD56A77" commented="no"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the size of the employer;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HFA13C3287EDC4C91A713E916B011315D" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>the quality of employer-provided training and advancement opportunities; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCEAD6126A7174A8E8340F046355B67E5" commented="no"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>such other factors as the Governor or local board, respectively, may determine to be appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in the training, opportunities for promotions, predictable and stable work schedule, and relation of the training to the competitiveness of a participant.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4114DB7EC0E64D4DAB7E1E6B01471309"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Supportive services</header> <text>Section 134(c) (29 U.S.C. 3174) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4C8FAD81EB594B8EA87C8E26401AE6BC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H86BBA710024B456698FFE7EEFC2397BB"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Supportive services</header> <subparagraph id="HC2C5C56EDE314E9094188204EE04329D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A portion of the funds allocated to a local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 133(b), and a portion of the funds allocated to the local area for dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B)—</text> <clause id="HF6D5862E7A004AF09D9ED740E2B79E53"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>shall be used to provide supportive services (that are not needs-related payments) to adults and dislocated workers, respectively—</text> <subclause id="HA847DD0973B34321B4835264620073FE"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>who are participating in programs with activities authorized in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c), or who entered unsubsidized employment after participating in such programs, for up to 12 months following the date of first employment; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HA082178F0B77472A8128A09F2348304B"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>who are unable to obtain such supportive services through other programs providing such services; and</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H3840F08BC1C6441785C3E6E8C44FA55D"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>may be used to provide needs-related payments to adults and dislocated workers, respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling such individuals to participate in programs of training services under subsection (c)(3).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H966AB45D0D4C49B0ACFA055E7182A5CF"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Additional eligibility requirements for needs-related payments</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements contained in subparagraph (A)(ii), a dislocated worker who has ceased to qualify for unemployment compensation may be eligible to receive needs-related payments under this paragraph only if such worker is enrolled in training services.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H565BB2EB48494A2CB862D1C64F0E5DB4"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Level of payments</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The level of a needs-related payment made to a dislocated worker under this paragraph shall not exceed the greater of—</text> <clause id="H64C033CFA46946DB8D7A3EC96B3AF2E1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the applicable level of unemployment compensation; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H334BC0D85FC5478D93939951CCBA6CFC"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>if such worker did not qualify for unemployment compensation, an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty line, for an equivalent period, which amount shall be adjusted to reflect changes in total family income.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC3DE30D8E501454E9FF45A0734552A7A"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Permissible Local Employment and Training Activities</header> <paragraph id="H8DEFA1F482F841B48E29B9A388810166"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 134(d)(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H05712EB5FBBE43B4800DDA8E23BA1EB6"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (vii)—</text> <clause id="H8CFFDBCFC9824D4189B63FAF9CDD362C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (III); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H648E02F82813463DA2D3C31E50BEC01A"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2A13AABAC9EB471B861CB257A08F52E6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subclause id="HBCEC7210177B4F70ACCEB5CC0410102E"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to strengthen, through professional development activities, the knowledge and capacity of staff to use the latest digital technologies, tools and strategies to equitably deliver high quality services and outcomes for jobseekers, workers, and employers;</text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H098643B3506C485E8F8E148F3CC1CCC8"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (viii), strike <quote>displaced homemakers</quote> and insert <quote>displaced caregivers</quote>; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC84311809AD4C9BBE49F43C781AFDAE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in clause (ix)(II)(bb), by inserting <quote>, technical assistance in support of job quality, adoption of skills-based and equitable hiring practices</quote> after <quote>apprenticeship</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEE1FBF5522D4548B528C329EFF1D399"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Incumbent worker training programs; Transitional jobs</header> <text>Section 134(d) (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)), as amended by this section, is further amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (5), and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3D093E09B6CD4F3796A8293AD369BD9D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HACE4E70567244F3FB50F3EBD26867450"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Incumbent worker training programs</header> <subparagraph id="HFDFE3D8007874B029098A07C969CB417"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <clause id="HD30828F10346442E89B8BF3CEE44073C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Standard reservation of funds</header> <text>The local board may reserve and use not more than 25 percent of the funds allocated to the local area involved under section 133(b) to pay for the Federal share of the cost of providing training through a training program for incumbent workers, carried out in accordance with this paragraph. </text> </clause> <clause id="HE4E1B633E95142F886D9BE5AFFC29666"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Increase in reservation of funds</header> <text>The local board may increase such reservation of funds for a program year if the Governor determines that the training from such funds from the prior program year resulted in career promotions for workers receiving such training and created new job vacancies. For a program year for which the reservation of funds is so increased, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting <quote>30 percent</quote> for <quote>25 percent</quote>. </text> </clause> <clause id="HF7D6663A97AA4B0CA3969CA94E87473D"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Determination of eligibility</header> <text>In order for a local board to determine that an employer is eligible to receive funding under clause (i), the local board shall take into account factors consisting of—</text> <subclause id="H7C1C03DE0A72493D93F9F835F2667CB6" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the basic indicators of job quality described in subsection (c)(3)(H)(iii)(I);</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H4E4D2D500B224D01B2F20F0E9D546B75"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>the characteristics of the participants in the program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HF525637317E3495EA078444B924EEB3E" commented="no"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the relationship of the training to the competitiveness of a participant and the employer; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H21423CE5D78F4AB7A1EFD923A14F4EFB" commented="no"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>such other factors as the local board may determine to be appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in the training, and the existence of other training and advancement opportunities provided by the employer.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H816BC08F160347BF85FC22658386F6F4"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <header>Statewide impact</header> <text>The Governor or State board involved may make recommendations to the local board for providing incumbent worker training that has statewide impact.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33DDBA8337954FCF8EF2D999F9AF3EDE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Training activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training program for incumbent workers carried out under this paragraph shall be carried out by the local board in conjunction with the employers or groups of employers of such workers (which may include employers in partnership with other entities for the purposes of delivering training) for the purpose of assisting such workers in obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment or avert layoffs.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H375CAAFEAF714659A3C88B1583E9FD44"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Employer payment of non-federal share</header> <text>Employers participating in the program carried out under this paragraph shall be required to pay for the non-Federal share of the cost of providing the training to incumbent workers of the employers.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AE88DEA9BAA45AFBBE232805FC4AB46"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Non-Federal share</header> <clause id="HDBD8B05E745D4C5E8F16ABE8A6D0A5CF"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Factors</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the local board shall establish the non-Federal share of the cost of providing training through a training program for incumbent workers, by considering the indicators described in subsection (c)(3)(H)(iii) and how many of such indicators the employer certifies will be met with respect to the employment of incumbent workers upon completion of training funded under this section.</text> </clause> <clause id="H3DA70746AAB74FA3AED6272710901380"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Limits</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share shall not be less than—</text> <subclause id="H4626772D94C84DEDBA4DFA181E48F908"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>10 percent of the cost, for employers with not more than 50 employees;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD0CE487CCD2547F8BB968186495AAC8F"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>25 percent of the cost, for employers with more than 50 employees but not more than 100 employees; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H0F9380FC14E940B594E5D269E52E5CB8"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>50 percent of the cost, for employers with more than 100 employees.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H77BC57140DC04E64B7D959B40ABC7351"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Calculation of employer share</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share provided by an employer participating in the program may include the amount of the wages paid by the employer to a worker while the worker is attending a training program under this paragraph. The employer may provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB16536B2834D4E078B7E3D89CFCBDD67"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Verification by one-stop operator</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the incumbent worker training program funded under this section, the one-stop operator within a local area shall verify that the employer met the conditions that were certified to prior to receiving the Federal share of the training program’s costs, consistent with this paragraph, according to a methodology determined by the Governor or local board. If such conditions were not met, the one-stop operator shall prohibit the employer from receiving funds for incumbent worker training under this section for a period of 5 years. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF503334A4D2342BF9954D377507194E8"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Transitional jobs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The local board may use not more than 40 percent of the funds allocated to the local area involved under section 133(b) to provide transitional jobs under subsection (c)(3) that—</text> <subparagraph id="HDC113053939947E6A79F1AA3AF58B335"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are time-limited work experiences that are subsidized and are in the public, private, employment social enterprise, or nonprofit sectors for individuals with barriers to employment who are chronically unemployed or have an inconsistent work history;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C54021FDA2644DC967BCC474C07B769"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>are combined with comprehensive employment and supportive services; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF08A1796ADE040AF980BA172F5A52AE6"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>are designed to assist the individuals described in subparagraph (A) to establish a work history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and develop skills that lead to entry into and retention in unsubsidized employment.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </chapter> <chapter id="H5FE0422D08024D1BA1E955FB37576440"> <enum>4</enum> <header>General Workforce Investment Provisions</header> <section id="H662D8383ADED4FAABFCB5FA5A9C3C132"> <enum>251.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 136 (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9723AD93C45D4B60B1C23B4DB67E6B57" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H11CF14B78D494FA194DA261F339CE544"> <enum>136.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HE76C836F0C7A47E488E4933E46152124"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Youth workforce investment activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 127(a), $1,026,450,000 for fiscal year 2023, $1,129,100,000 for fiscal year 2024, $1,242,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, $1,366,200,000 for fiscal year 2026, $1,502,800,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $1,653,100,000 for fiscal year 2028</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE148C5C1E61749E0819A5E177631A3E1"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Summer and year-round employment activities.</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to section 130, $926,650,000 for fiscal year 2023, $1,019,300,000 for fiscal year 2024, $1,121,250,000 for fiscal year 2025, $1,233,400,000 for fiscal year 2026, $1,356,750,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $1,492,450,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCC2187794F5741E2A60492CBC7C803A5"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Adult employment and training activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 132(a)(1), $1,555,600,000 for fiscal year 2023, $1,711,200,000 for fiscal year 2024, $1,882,300,000 for fiscal year 2025, $2,070,500,000 for fiscal year 2026, $2,277,600,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $2,505,400,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC5CA1679181D432F909A71A49FE94934"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Dislocated worker employment and training activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 132(a)(2), $2,486,300,000 for fiscal year 2023, $2,734,900,000 for fiscal year 2024, $3,008,400,000 for fiscal year 2025, $3,309,200,000 for fiscal year 2026, $3,640,100,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $4,004,100,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </chapter> </subtitle> <subtitle id="HBA56A551F8EF41129F7196034F4287EE"> <enum>C</enum> <header>Job Corps</header> <section id="HFE3B4EC6C2E148FAB8C90E40C1B688B3" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>261.</enum> <header>Amendments relating to Job Corps</header> <subsection id="H60A3DF396C504311B19718A4C7304A5D"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="H90C6E9660AFA4F61849DE040ED1A7511"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 142 (29 U.S.C. 3192) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HC02DB32ABF95400D961D842D2B9E235E"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H479F0B5FE1D541809C996B475F92E642" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H7A1F7BBBC56C4AD5B716109CFCD172B3"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>Job Corps campus</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Job Corps campus</term> means a campus run by an operator selected by the Secretary pursuant to section 147, carrying out Job Corps activities.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6FF8B1851110468491B4FF569C580B08"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9B1E5BE4E6D74A3C96741F1B0043B6A7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H0B4DADD36DE64A6684A7A27AAECA0205"> <enum>(11)</enum> <header>State</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3, except that such term also includes outlying areas (as defined in section 3).</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0058DBE88A834BD786AF278F683B5DEE"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Conforming amendments</header> <text>Subtitle C of title I (29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H3995EDC71949491EA685E89D0034D03C"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>Job Corps center</quote> each place such term appears (including in any headings) and inserting <quote>Job Corps campus</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3EABCEC6B6204A2FBF22BDA0346CF73D"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Job Corps centers</quote> each place such term appears (including in any headings) and inserting <quote>Job Corps campuses</quote>. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB224938B3C7448AE82A9231F48DDFCF0"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Individuals eligible for the Job Corps</header> <text>Section 144 (29 U.S.C. 3194) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5CA4D19B261342808B51792D1EB0F136"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5C8B8EA7717D44A9B1ACE5535FA7E848"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2A1EF3DD26A249C4930FC2A6A83C1715" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H29DFEE1B9917411C83E2D991D600EB43"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than age 16 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment;</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE803408C4F77406A8434086C3A7C3789"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H888837D77B204953AA002148960E25F4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H269F234543DC438B9C971D2E4D9BC2D0"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual who is—</text> <subparagraph id="H61BD64AA6A784EEABB4BE586AF36DD46"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a low-income individual as defined in subsection (h)(4) of section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11) as determined using procedures similar to those in subsection (e) of such section; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H224E5C09498D4E59B476CC88CA60CDEF"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a resident of a qualified opportunity zone as defined in section 1400Z–1(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0AF5E0D172B24BEB93D77C7FA9D97C08"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="HF9C7942C66D744CEBDB8EF03481965FF"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Basic skills deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>An individual with foundational skill needs</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="H06A4C0D8153948C2A1EDF9DA6B81D9E4"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>A school dropout</quote> and inserting <quote>An opportunity youth</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HED8922C22C83429B97D2C402E064250E"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>or an individual who is pregnant</quote> before the period; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B8E6598A71B4571815C4E26D6C68C31"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1E0AD3649740457987B35B78064B0616" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HDC848233D0DC498F842C58F08AD8616B"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Special rule for veterans</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A veteran shall be eligible to become an enrollee if the veteran meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1).</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2ED8B50AF9CC47BEB6D648C415D2F583"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees</header> <text>Section 145(a) (29 U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6D9C2CC98FEA453B9E37F5D457D53CEF"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC1F0058EAB6942399224B7B74166C75F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE5DCDB4E6B1427B90806F7A5591219C"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE069EA1A2BCF478C822249A52EB6C4CA"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42D37D0457D04B4D83439F91E7BAE45A"> <subparagraph id="H1B6BF88DCB4D4421A2E7AAD1013B79B1"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist one-stop centers and other entities identified in paragraph (3) in developing joint applications for Job Corps, YouthBuild, and youth workforce investment activities under which an applicant may submit a single application for all such programs.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DF10B722E404110AB817E3603A39D79"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (5), by striking the last sentence.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD6627B23CB204B2689148291B221EC83"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Job Corps campuses</header> <text>Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 3197) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H23B3F1F500554E3C8D31CAC13DAA8B77"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD2187263256446E9AAFD4D0E48489F63"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HB7D21ACA9D9C4B698276A3502128277C"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting at the end the following: <quote>Such award shall be based upon best value and fair and reasonable pricing.</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HC050A7A120A34746BAF07C97AD760894"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H17005BD941CE4B2CA95B42E55595D287" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H8E55AAE030F74AB68F01C4F15C52CAB2"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Considerations</header> <clause id="H8D2408FD60CD4632BDD559EF26F48AF1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Student outcomes</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting an entity to operate a Job Corps campus, the Secretary shall consider a numeric metric of recent past effectiveness of the entity in assisting opportunity youth to connect to the workforce, to be calculated based on data regarding—</text> <subclause id="HCC0753ADC72E4B3283834AC31E27242B"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>the percentage of students served by the entity who were in education or training activities, or in unsubsidized employment, during the second quarter after exit from the relevant program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD8FAB76CC10E4530802A776446CA0420"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>the percentage of students served by the entity who were in education or training activities, or in unsubsidized employment, during the fourth quarter after exit from the relevant program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H33005245F84046CBA1B1110B0B618138"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the median earnings of students served by the entity who were in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the relevant program;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HF6CB714FF78C4F5CA80FAB5E56D856D0"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>the percentage of students served by the entity who obtained a recognized postsecondary credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, during participation in or within 1 year after exit from the relevant program; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H8727CF26AD1846E48B8AB63510BEC498"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expected levels of performance established under section 159(c)(2) or similar metrics for recruitment of eligible youth for relevant contracts or grants.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HD96A642AE5DD49FB9C83A5E91D724664"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Market development</header> <subclause id="H3B69234ACA04402287EEA8C9B695ABE2"> <enum>(I)</enum> <header>Mentor-protégé program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a mentor-protégé program in accordance with section 45 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r) with respect to Job Corps campus operations.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H6E888DA7E1AC426AA4EA1CE39FE4BBE0"> <enum>(II)</enum> <header>Past-performance</header> <text>The Secretary shall publish comparable alternative metrics for entities without previous experience in Job Corps campus operations to demonstrate their past effectiveness in accordance with the requirements of clause (i).</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB032AB2A3BE347C3AA5354D3A469D824"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="H534FEB3CBBDD4C77AEC2432A0F575337"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>high-skill, high-wage, or</quote> before <quote>in-demand</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="HF17B028627CA44B3A7CD808EB6834DE6"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>Workforce Investment Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="HBA0E0FAA7EF34C47868DEC7BE9C839EA"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H06FE6683A4EE4EBA9710CE48F992C955"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H308BECA952134E04BFB29F6B841503C4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HE4CD6E5D4DEE4A5698D1E4CF7A163D57"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the entity’s ability to demonstrate a record of successfully operating a safe learning and residential environment for opportunity youth.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H298DA074515E491B816836499F576CA3"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCBA6FBF6859A452B9A09F16BF4DA4B8A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H6D53DAAB902E44DE835688A79689DEB9"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>High performance</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity shall be considered to be an operator of a high-performing campus if the Job Corps campus operated by the entity was ranked among the top 25 percent of Job Corps campuses, excluding Civilian Conservation Centers described in subsection (d), for the two most recent preceding program years.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H116139FCA0F64FBAA825C365B43321A1"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1C68E1CD3DCD4FF59DB92207E3C9F00B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA65DB4BBBCAD4F729D4F14E317CD81F8"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Direct hire authority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), a graduate of a Civilian Conservation Center who successfully completed a training program focused on forestry, wildland firefighting, or another topic relating to the mission of the Forest Service directly to a position with the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, for which the candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6657FDB56D074E8BA5AD4BDAC7112DEA"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2-year</quote> and inserting <quote>4-year</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H321BE613C00F4B23BBB970B1CBE76F98"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>, for both of the 2 most recent preceding program years</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting <quote>the agreement has been in place for at least 3 years and for both of the 2 most recent preceding program years for which information is available at the time the determination is made, such campus has been ranked in the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps campuses.</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8D7C76778FC5405CA206FA2F4CE81143"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Program activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 148(a) (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)) is amended, in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Academic</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Activities</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H35778D39C8E64763AA8871E0EFC81014"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Support</header> <text>Section 150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H56747010A91B4AAF917596E4A11462A9"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>3 months</quote> and inserting <quote>12 months</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE3F893DDF00B4A19BCD7AAC21E74F62B"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89C91BF315EC4D62948C402CD3168A2D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H10D86E1505DD4242BE18431AB253A122"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Period of transition</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirements of section 146(b), Job Corps graduates may remain enrolled and a resident of a Job Corps campus for not more than 1 month after graduation, subject to approval by the director of the Job Corps Campus, in order to facilitate their transition into independent living and employment.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3299815E164142ED9C6B514CE5CF92EC"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Operations</header> <text>Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 3201) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC41C297F00F04BFF8AAB6AFE8D8B0B28" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HDCC13A65F8C2453AACF319FE3BA2690E"> <enum>151.</enum> <header>Operations</header> <subsection id="HF1A2628D9E54438591D1FBDD1CFF4F14"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Operating plan</header> <paragraph id="HADF7680E267C4D39AA3A3F4213C29D43"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps campus shall, including any subsequent modifications to such contract, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps campus.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB259B711F9B5428A8564A13C20C0659D"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Federal changes to operating plan</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require the operator to submit additional information, as the Secretary deems necessary for compliance with any relevant regulations, which shall be considered part of the operating plan.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F404108BEA34815BE6617FB2FA80C07"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Availability</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make the operating plan described in paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding any proprietary information, available on a publicly accessible website.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H74DB7BC2490B48BDA412AB9C89E0B461"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Local authorities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the limitations of their approved budgets, the operators of Job Corps campuses shall have the authority, without prior approval from the Secretary, to—</text> <paragraph id="H3194CBA88A2041198E16D71F86CD3BC3"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hire staff and invest in staff professional development;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6571AF81434477EA609E1DCE80A3F82"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>enter into agreements with local partners, such as secondary and postsecondary schools or employers; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92B343F7FB9244ECA7B4E78DACA2C5B2"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>engage with and educate stakeholders about Job Corps operations and activities.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HBC9774AFFBC845A7B914548996F0EC98"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Standards of conduct</header> <text>Section 152 (29 U.S.C. 3202) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H825BA65239754132B1DD2B92C0A89516"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6FA081C37C94543B9A6ECABD682047F"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H41FA54E0181F40BC984D5868BA195C58" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HDC24C1CF9EC044409371E8CDFD65D3BB"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Behavioral management plan</header> <paragraph id="H39BAD00E274448C7AF7381F84175A407"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the operating plan defined in section 151(a), the director of each Job Corps campus shall develop and implement a behavioral management plan, subject to the approval of the Secretary. Such plan shall include student standards of conduct, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and multi-tier systems of supports.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H24D4D53EF6F94C02A9DFEC54609ACFF5"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Disciplinary measures and drug testing</header> <subparagraph id="HCAD3F2C6A9634BC9BC1520C8434B0D33"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Disciplinary measures</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To promote the proper behavioral standards in the Job Corps, the director of each Job Corps campus shall, consistent with the applicable behavioral management plan described in paragraph (1), have the authority to take appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees if such director determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director shall adopt a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence or a credible threat of violence that seriously endangers the safety of students, staff, or the local community and for illegal activity on the campus.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC769496DECCE4B2091504278E2797E95"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Drug testing</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees for controlled substances, as set forth in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 145(a).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7E528B07FD64DD6A32A3BA2686F6C48"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="HB2568ACA9F564736B58A27ED9A4768D5"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Controlled substance</header> <text>The term <term>controlled substance</term> has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).</text> </clause> <clause id="H6CA868DFE62E4FF9B9BD6BFC507E0864"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Zero tolerance policy</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>zero tolerance policy</term> means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an act of violence that seriously endangers the safety of students, staff, or the local community or engaged in an illegal activity on the campus.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD04678F511E04454A3B4852E1EAFABB9"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Advisory group</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall periodically convene an advisory group of Job Corps operators and service providers and subject matter experts to review the reporting data collected under paragraph (5) and provide recommendations for Job Corps behavioral management plans based on evidence-based research regarding effective and equitable behavioral policies.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F4CBF5A7A2F40BA974EC15F074F86DE"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Law enforcement agreements</header> <text>The directors of each Job Corps campus shall enter into an agreement with the relevant local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction regarding the procedures for reporting and investigating potentially illegal activity on Job Corps campuses.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA7D41730A044EB291BF7EEDD7E255D8"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Incident reporting</header> <text>The Secretary shall establish procedures for—</text> <subparagraph id="H79761D1E31554456AAADA8F0DFA456BF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>reporting significant health incidents, including substance abuse, self-harm, and accidents resulting in bodily harm; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H652CC702848C407D970E45D4DF23BF49"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>reporting significant behavioral incidents, defined as acts of violence or illegal activity.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE85F61CF22AF4495B632747D1D805C67"> <enum>(6)</enum> <header>Accountability</header> <text>The Secretary shall establish standards under which a Job Corps campus shall be required to take performance improvement actions described in section 159(f), based on an evaluation of such Job Corps campus, which shall take into account reporting data collected under paragraph (5) and recommendations of the advisory group pursuant to paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6FCDB68469B94DD9A6B9DA315BC79302"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Experimental projects and technical assistance</header> <text>Section 156(a) (29 U.S.C. 3206(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1540C46FD3474FD08F6435C41D77FC46" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HB8F83B4387DF4C238913E85882970D17"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Projects</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, or demonstration projects relating to evidence-based strategies for improving the operations of a Job Corps campus that was ranked among the bottom 10 percent of Job Corps campuses. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle that the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the projects (other than sections 145, 147, and 159(c)) provided that—</text> <paragraph id="H86281E1CDB0B48AEA6936695195DBE34"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>the project will not result in a reduction in the number of students served; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BAE76C73B0E4FA5900DC5E33C66FD9C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>if the Secretary informs the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HB7A1A9DFBC6647C0AE62429036871B79" commented="no"> <enum>(j)</enum> <header>Application of provisions of Federal law</header> <paragraph id="H5FB2200B92334C0F9F395CFCCDA7DD29" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Section 157 (29 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6DACA4E398C24A92B148F2CFE137DEE3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H5AA94F070880486FA6F582CD20166E1C" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Service Contract Act</header> <paragraph id="HFFECDDE737E746FE916DEB47EECA9432" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Operators and service providers, including subcontractors thereto, are subject to and shall be required to abide by chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965</quote>).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5260E3EFD47240D6A1885BE7F3825C55" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Academic and career technical instructional employees</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 6701(3)(C) of such chapter, an academic or career technical instructional employee at a Job Corps campus shall be considered a <quote>service employee</quote> for purposes of applying such chapter under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BE69FCC47E740B3830654041135BFF8" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Rule of construction</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent compensation levels being paid or scheduled to be paid by an employer are, in the aggregate, greater than those determined by the Secretary of Labor to be required under this subsection, or as set forth in a collective bargaining agreement, nothing herein shall be construed to require a reduction of such compensation.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H214EB749813D4021BC4EB7122629F5E4" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Effective date</header> <subparagraph id="H3B3EBD18DE96404BBF21DB5216889F48" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Agreements in effect on date of enactment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, subject to appropriations, modify all agreements with operators and service providers in effect as of such date of enactment to include the requirements imposed by the amendment made by paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1123D703C8A04CE5931D6D2693A74389" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Pending solicitations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall include the requirements imposed by the amendment made by paragraph (1) in any pending solicitation for an operator or service provider.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2D72179A90D140CDBF8E984CC6202178"> <enum>(k)</enum> <header>Staffing</header> <paragraph id="H2855C1BAE6D6446E9D323EF9076EF5BD"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure compliance with chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’), as such chapter is applied by section 157(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the staffing plan and the associated budget of an entity proposing to be an operator or service provider for a Job Corps campus shall incorporate hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and fringe benefit costs for occupational classifications at least equal to the wage determination determined by the Secretary of Labor for the locality of the Job Corps campus. In preparing such wage determination, the Secretary shall compare the specific job classifications at the Job Corps campus with those occupations most closely correlated with those employed by public education providers in the locality with the goal of ensuring equivalency to the maximum extent feasible.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD37B11418AB043A98532D9B49B3AE553"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Adjustments permitted</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may further adjust compensation levels in a contract with an operator or service provider to ensure sufficient availability and retention of qualified personnel in the locality.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D28154B2E1A40CE8A9A7C642032B09B"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Annual updates</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and fringe benefit levels for such occupations covered in this paragraph on an annual basis.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H54C131311AF946B4A3960DBC36AE07CC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <enum>(l)</enum> <header>Special provisions</header> <text>Section 158(f) (29 U.S.C. 3208(f)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6B920C2B75E6463C9DF12BA31EDDDB0A"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>directors of Job Corps campuses</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H318F4291999B4CFA828D9604327A5C04"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>the Job Corps or individual</quote> and inserting <quote>such</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H544CAE7539CC461C99544ACC3D9E59ED"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Any real property acquired shall be directly transferred to the Secretary in accordance with chapter 5 of title 40 and on a nonreimbursable basis.</quote></text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H21EB2FF591A64D48A66DD53228A93F3E"> <enum>(m)</enum> <header>Management information</header> <text>Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9560B2418E4F468B9C55B659BA855A37"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H891A4DAEAB8A41B0AB052FF6F8F78CF2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H37DF848A86D34DA58CB23EAC29C8FFC5"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Annual reconciliation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the expiration of any appropriated Job Corps operations funds for any fiscal year, any anticipated unobligated funds may, subject to appropriations, be obligated to projects identified under subsection (h)(1).</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7117E010565447F1863ACE1532D16C54"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H47EFFB02F4D24C34BCC8705C90A8F807"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD558DF0C4B4F46E7B0B1CD493E7DCBA9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA858FBEBAB8947B4A4C123AA33246B67"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Levels of performance and indicators</header> <subparagraph id="H55FC51EBFAED48ED949883BE969CC433"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>At the start of each contract period, and at least every two program years in the case of Civilian Conservation Centers, the Secretary shall establish expected levels of performance for each Job Corps campus relating to each of the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) using the model described in subparagraph (B).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H653FC0AC88764584B6CB1BAE52983DED"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Performance model</header> <text>At least every four years and no more than every two years, the Secretary shall develop a model for establishing the expected levels of performance for each Job Corps campus, in accordance with the following:</text> <clause id="H2B27E8B898C44D2888E1C254359F3462"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Equity</header> <text>The model shall account for significant correlations between various factors and student outcomes, including:</text> <subclause id="HDDC67022F3AE4CDFAC7FC9D68A6DCE21"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Student demographics, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, documented disabilities, and education level on entry.</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HC633532538DD4565815E30B8D7674EC3"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>Employment conditions in students’ home communities.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HA51ECE1F4D1C43AB9FFE087A18CEC62B"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Development</header> <text>The model shall be developed by subject matter experts in the fields of Job Corps operations, program evaluation, statistical analysis, and related fields using available Job Corps data as well as regional economic data.</text> </clause> <clause id="HE1170CBFE55241B2A4B2AD374F2C01FE"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Transparency</header> <text>The performance model and the past effectiveness metric identified in section 147(a)(2)(B)(i), including the procedures outlined in section 147(a)(2)(B)(iv), shall be published for comment in the Federal Register.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8D3CA715013F4576A84E9686F782D054"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HEDD2F43BBEEE46F3BA32450760EB42A0"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H7233A49846C04AC59079F427FF80F7F6"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE3A015BDA3E645D3BEE075B1F4522BEF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H53BC884E989441C696BD8A4A3C577511"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of enrollees recruited that meet the requirements of section 144(a); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0D97D72B5CE34C1D8E3921AE5CA647F1"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the measurement described in subparagraph (K) of subsection (d)(1).</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A76AB8C2EA44393A1A57829A90DC349"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H50C20BA2C8224270AD2AF27BAC90AC5D"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="H7B24E33F7B6A45F5B1DCE6589A8451DA"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HB276C210AECB48D0AEBF9CFC9EB529AC"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF0E96ADB576E42FC93573FAE70E86D92" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H72F113D0DACF4914B2EA030E0089D031"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on the performance of the Job Corps selection process in section 147(a)(2) with respect to increasing performance as measured pursuant to subparagraph (A), specifically including information on the performance of each Job Corps campus as compared to its annual performance immediately prior to its current operating agreement.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CCDD22BB970443BB2E9B422F34C71C1"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0BFB6BAEBA9D47D794E13137B657CC26"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (I); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3632A588188D4DA3A442744799031098"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N), respectively;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H58C7DB4CA3A243929B38E8883A4A401B"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in subsection (f)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9AE81E2C61DF4E319FACA4EE833B471B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H274E9E89917C4BDEBAAFA93542E95536"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (E), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="H0D3B24DA8BCD419C8F06BFA3C3011842"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H05DBF7DF8EB64DEF9C78981136BF6C7F"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraph (G); and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09EE241117584CECA94645DAEB6B8E46"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE3D0F5690BC04E0AA3911779BC448040" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H9A2CF540087F45138184F1E009314945"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Civilian Conservation Centers</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the primary indicators of performance specified in subsection (c)(1), Civilian Conservation Centers shall be evaluated on their contribution to the nation’s conservation goals by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor. If the Secretaries jointly conclude that a Civilian Conservation Center is not meeting these dual performance goals, they may take performance improvement actions described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H13F4A88A87E14E4A8C6BC81D3D803987"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>in subsection (g)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H47058DAE436F4DA79BCA286C2B613865"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>has entered</quote> and inserting <quote>enters</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06B925E2B4634528A07E26546951A554"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>comply</quote> and inserting <quote>attest to compliance</quote>. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB3A27FC259AE4E5C90B3914FC6D5BCDD"> <enum>(n)</enum> <header>Technical amendment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I (29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking <quote>Committee on Education and the Workforce</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Committee on Education and Labor</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HFD37F5D281394C94B139E9386B6C04E6"> <enum>(o)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text>Section 162 (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0198C6CAFF6943238E51B801C7764A9C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H34D390A4D5104BD59EFF9C9984A38E40"> <enum>162.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H8C8F9B8D1FFC4E22B706E77939B6232B"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="H0327B00DB9F24E488AE3A9E2B9D5D954"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,809,857,925 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B233B47C4D74E06BCAB4A487D2C2D15"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,873,202,952 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD68C70AEC35345D98C439202840BEF63"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,938,765,056 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74C3981DD3144D49B333602F7E9F5E60"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,006,621,833 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC64D906C64874118B8ED15DAA69B9308"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,076,853,597 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H131976AC7C294A6B8E960676D6F0FE99"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,149,543,473 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H635C3AF4FA22466D85C78FD61C1F0689"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Construction costs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount authorized in subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028, $107,800,000 shall be for construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps Campuses.</text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="HA4BCC5248EFE4F05830669F5B0CD7AAD"> <enum>D</enum> <header>National Programs</header> <section id="HCBDC382B7C224CC99B6B9CCFEA829A87" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"> <enum>271.</enum> <header>Native American Programs</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166 (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA8A36888631A48AAB6E0444459661D08" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>, on a competitive basis,</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H296FFC3EBFED40E2AA1D022CFB886FB1" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6FE5125A329E424D9C663DF5603D0300" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H4825E0E0D4574AE09E4D6FF2D629216F" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="HB565003B95154A05A57DCBCFD27F3E0B" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H8DE6FEFED5FF4CDC8F206351A79E5FFF" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAE566FDD4D424F7DBBCE8FC5E0C85889" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H83E9DFEEC2C84F05820705F1A64D0B4C" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are evidence-based, to the extent practicable.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC1A83CEAB5F473496C589800482CD17" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7EE0D2D7DD0443159F1A957E1B125A6D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HBBF0B2371C9E4030ADC7105F73890241" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Workforce development activities and supplemental services</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under subsection (c) shall be used for—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D0D1EDA700F493C99908C70A544D50D" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comprehensive workforce development activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians, including training on entrepreneurial skills; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB05CD4F9AE84FF6BDA7687EF48A22E2" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supplemental services for Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, Alaska, or Hawaii.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC3CA49A207B462997F31AA9085FD4D4" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subsection (i)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7F3493BB1964594A7F375014404495A" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H3F249D2C560843658D0AA3A3EC9A682B" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">unit</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">division</header-in-text></quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H6133EDA1330E42728A7157BA339CC8AE" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>unit</quote> and inserting <quote>division</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H572ECE0FEACC4AAB8F03CC55877EA835" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H36B9723921FE4C18AE16CFBCC9D4B909" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC41FE8EEC917492386CF9C3F06FE775C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H8C8AD4487DC14039A1E4DA499FBCCB81" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Composition</header> <clause id="H081BE4E9727B42CEA7FEE44E4BB4F036" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall be composed of individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are representatives of the entities described in subsection (c).</text> </clause> <clause id="H1943A138B5B74F8E9875D7C40FFB06E6" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Vacancies</header> <text>Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H9BA58312A8DA420AB931183581ECE1EB" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>unit</quote> and inserting <quote>division</quote>; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7E931829A6741F9BAD0341ED54C8DF1" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>unit</quote> and inserting <quote>division</quote>.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HE6DD0B06467D4DADAD9CE15E2ED39D00" commented="no"> <enum>272.</enum> <header>Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 167 (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1FDDCE116DCA4EA6A08E8886200D43AE"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>be used for the 4-year period for which funds are provided under this section, and which may</quote> after <quote>which may</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A60635B3BD44BDA9EB32B164DBB253E"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (h)—</text> <subparagraph id="H153E158BA886456F8D245C2D61FBFA59" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">; funding obligation</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Funding allocation</header-in-text></quote>; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8C0B3EA8ADF4CEEBACBF82B5FA1B7F4"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>From the</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H61A2E8ACB00F4624A0069B4468124C22" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HCA35F634598744638A96EA0AFFA360A2"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Funding allocation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H084C4E5C745D44BB8829C51C1CE080DE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H66E28199D1AD44D28E0861B344C017AF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3F49F01CB5D14508975F29DB5B45A954"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Funding Obligation</header> <subparagraph id="H957907DDCACC4DCD99832BE7CB9EFB66"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated and made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year may be obligated to any entity described in subsection (b) during the period beginning on April 1 of the calendar year that begins during such fiscal year, and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F9DFDC52EEA4EFA843D4FB85B19591A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Obligated amount</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section for a fiscal year to any entity described in subsection (b) shall be obligated and available for expenditure by such entity for the period beginning on July 1 of the calendar year that begins during such fiscal year, and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year, except that the Secretary may extend such period if the Secretary determines that such extension is necessary to ensure the effective use of such funds by such entity.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF7896448A76439085A1B88D0C511AC3" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subsection (i)(3)(A)(i), by striking <quote>12</quote> and inserting <quote>8</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HE2DDCD07E38E4B3CB69B1B876F07EBC6" commented="no"> <enum>273.</enum> <header>Technical assistance</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 168(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H634F531339D34F23A16185B081092DBC" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>staff development</quote> and inserting <quote>professional development for staff</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD85EA56C08454EF3A9AE98937F84C9FC" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>professional development and</quote> after <quote>the</quote> the first place it appears;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF60992006514C8CB36D54D3C980C8D5" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>professional development and</quote> after <quote>the</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H43018D5340DC440F9C3BD6C803D8C955" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6B83525D6744EA9B3EF9065364D2A8E" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote> ; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6F8589639AD47468368394F27DCB917" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H40588EEAD96D4CA19FF2344806C05D5F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H8F3435DC22B349F88697BB8C351446EF" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the training of staff at one-stop centers on trauma-informed approaches, gender and racial biases, and the unique safety challenges faced by survivors of gender-based violence.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HA3C26A0C23514D05B1A4FA79C9208E4A" commented="no"> <enum>274.</enum> <header>Evaluations and research</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 169 (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H800E67AA517844B68F394AC7BB3752BC" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H55877DF8F844407FBD79761B90FBAD52" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2027</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H425C3B1D44A04083B6C3AAF7A9BF512C" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>the Workforce</quote> and inserting <quote>Labor</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B0E830B338E40D5AFA4699C4EC322D2" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H60B6B41FCC8D44A0942CED5627D69BB5" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Workforce</quote> and inserting <quote>Labor</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H79203CE19241420D88456D83499BE01D" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="H6DFC166A16CE402BB23C11ED679FCD2F" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking subparagraphs (B) through (J);</text> </clause> <clause id="H87877A779A294630A02791637E07E421" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (C);</text> </clause> <clause id="HC144275484054230B3D526EC0995FDB0"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC738BEC67C2E484D8172AEBB75B6E609" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H72BB9B4A60F94DC3AACD249E589DE8C9"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Study on Correctional education and training</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study to determine the feasibility of, and potential means to replicate the measurement of recidivism for former criminal offenders who participated in adult employment and training activities under this title or correctional institution education programs under title II to improve the quality and performance of such services or activities. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="HC4BD1EB8F121410EAF7949E78BE9EBFF" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>the Workforce</quote> and inserting <quote>Labor</quote>;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H849B25B6E31F4F799BD6628B64104DC7" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H64BA782601A94BAEA7DE57A6B66F16BD" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCE0FD02BF7FF4AC9BD8F2FC0C1072AA8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H040B12A0C09847B28CA538C0278C2A5E" commented="no"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Workforce development innovation fund</header> <paragraph id="H3D3B80755BDD4BD889E9F05B03FC1700" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Program authorized</header> <subparagraph id="H14B4AB80AC834531B7C2A8195EB6A3B8" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The Secretary may award workforce development innovation grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to—</text> <clause id="HE9B882AE46964FC6BAE5074AA7206807" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovation programs and services for improving the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the workforce development system, in outcomes for job-seekers (including individuals with barriers to employment), and in the cost-effectiveness of programs and services; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H1AC9843817CF45D0AB19617745E5CDC3" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>rigorously evaluate such programs and services in accordance with this subsection.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4B42110A5E341639A443A50AFA37CCB" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Description of grants</header> <text>The grants described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text> <clause id="H997A38EE75D349698D2AF9155CA12F5D" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early-phase grants to fund the development, implementation, and feasibility testing of an innovation program or service, which prior research suggests has promise, for the purpose of determining whether such program or service can successfully improve the design and delivery of employment and training services that generate long-term improvements in the performance of the workforce development system, in outcomes for job-seekers (including individuals with barriers to employment), and in the cost-effectiveness of such programs and services;</text> </clause> <clause id="H7BBD02F61A4A4C09A078B12A7D311712" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mid-phase grants to fund implementation and a well-designed and well-implemented evaluation of such a program or service that has been successfully implemented under an early-phase grant described in clause (i) or other effort meeting similar criteria, for the purpose of measuring the impact and cost effectiveness of such programs or services, using data collected pursuant to the implementation of such program or service, if possible; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H276CDC4B505D49E59827FC1C350C64F9" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion grants to fund implementation and a well-designed and well-implemented replication evaluation of such a program or service that has been found to produce sizable, important impacts under a mid-phase grant described in clause (ii) or other effort meeting similar criteria, for the purposes of—</text> <subclause id="H9CC47DFBB8BA40E999F05C815C537321" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>determining whether such impacts may be successfully reproduced and sustained over time; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HE41C53345B224006B7455D28D65C5481" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>identifying the conditions in which such a program or service is most effective. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H961B048749AA4D60B7183A1B83141863" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Technical assistance</header> <text>Of the funds made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds to—</text> <subparagraph id="H8BCFADED0A94406EBA7385C40B3AA3FB" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>provide technical assistance to eligible entities, which may include preapplication workshops, web-based seminars, and evaluation support; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H52ABE3AD4B1A495FB1F8D8AFA9D2D47C" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>disseminate evidence-based best practices.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CFDB1283D2C4FE0AF588ED59E9C39B0" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H6C0A565AA2254AF7BDD645C209A0F205" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Eligible entity</header> <text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means any of the following:</text> <clause id="HBA55DFC85E664C1BB633F5A87FD82D0E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>A State board.</text> </clause> <clause id="HAA4E4B49292F4975B502FD79B0E6424A" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>A local board.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0E259D1F119C467DA00D20296E456757" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>An Indian tribe, tribal organization, Alaska Native entity, Indian-controlled organization serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organization that is eligible to receive an award under section 166.</text> </clause> <clause id="H613831FC882C4954A4D57E8227809905" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>A community-based, nonprofit, or nongovernmental organization serving an underserved population.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0DC25F98D97E42BEABB70F9F8FA9C368"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).</text> </clause> <clause id="HACB6F7D359CB4CFEB66DDE89CFB476B4" commented="no"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>A consortium of such entities described under clause (i) through clause (v).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1C27EE36B88491880B971A33621D78A" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Well-designed and well-implemented</header> <text>The term <term>well-designed and well-implemented</term>, as applied to an evaluation study, means a study that is replicable, uses programmatic and control groups that are representative of the type of population served by the program, uses controls for aggregate shifts that might affect baseline numbers, does not have problems with attrition from the program, and takes measures to avoid creaming.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H70AF60B60A9540C6AB0832561ABC45AF"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H3B41991456094A8CB61CFEC3E5E9920E" commented="no"> <enum>275.</enum> <header>National dislocated worker grants</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 170(c)(1)(B) (29 U.S.C. 3225(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>and any other</quote> and all that follows through <quote>dislocations.</quote> and inserting <quote>which may include a national or regional intermediary that provides employment and training activities to dislocated workers.</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="H572F1A98B5F242BA8878290CA2BD7B2C" commented="no"> <enum>276.</enum> <header>YouthBuild program</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H50CC6D1E53FC4FACBBC27F0D3D83651E" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D2D5D749DCE450580E6014BAC21BB34" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC4858C9F90CA4091AD05C7A9FEFC7D5E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4235FA0B556D4D35A7AC292857A19CCA" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Reservation, amount of grants</header> <subparagraph id="H14CDB5647310439B9B7DE4C9C4F5E86A" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Reservation</header> <text>In any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to carry out this section is greater than $125,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of such amount that is greater than $125,000,000 for—</text> <clause id="H7E0A08B147E84AA4A8498A2C6C55D76D"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>grants to applicants that are located in rural areas (as defined by the Secretary); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HEABBBA73D34D46B49F5C15729A6F4E14"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>programs operated by an Indian tribe or for the benefit of the members of an Indian Tribe for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this section.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H02D96AE6EFF2444BB6506F27C8315C7C" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Amount of grants</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After making the reservation described under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use the remaining amount appropriated to carry out this section to make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild programs approved under this section.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCBC7712D8B8F4F32A0A3FFAAAF60F308" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="H27234E79018944E1B39E42E36A80F95A" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subclause id="H78E2CB26D7254416A0C467B54CC9B7D8"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>in clause (iv)(II), by striking <quote>English language learners</quote> and inserting <quote>English learners</quote>; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H7E6E3DA8D80C44EAAC3997DD796FD2D6"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>in clause (vii), by striking <quote>12</quote> and inserting <quote>24</quote>; and</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HE082E6F8FA434C1994FB937B81A86DA3" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H13C0909095D34EF0BA677AFE7785EFEC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HC53A264F97324AC4A7442CA1293D4227" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Provision of meals and other food assistance that is offered to participants in conjunction with another activity described in this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB976D8E37A9B4ACD92CDC921E18E1BE2" commented="no"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>Informing participants of their eligibility, and assisting participants in applying, for Federal and State means tested benefit programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and assistance provided by the State through the Child Care Development Block Grant Act.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H69A401CF623E49D0BBD16258FDFB9B72" commented="no"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text>Supportive services for individuals with disabilities to ensure such individuals may fully participate in a YouthBuild program.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CFD9367326A4A37A9F2794E008A6593" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAC9E425A0AA740D5BA366ADD93CA7063" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H57A582A1742A4BF99262B546C8EB7DE0" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <header>Use of funds for match</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the requirements described under subsection (e)(3), an entity which receives a grant under this section may use a portion of such grant to meet all or a portion of the requirement to provide matching funds under section 121(e) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(e)) or any other such requirements under such Act.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D6762B6B947422EA65D4B507DF03E69"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H54A1B96D50E4477B812930D4A93B922B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>youth offender</quote> and inserting <quote>youth justice-involved individual</quote>; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94A5B1F54181480EAE10E848DB4292FB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>basic skills deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>foundational skill needs</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H65829A5F69B44E31A55B5059ADCFE8C2" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H40B9364633CC4EDC941AE3EEDB460487" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H612B3A9A2E3541538F4D4117E00A5741" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Consultation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing expected levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult, on not less than an annual basis, with YouthBuild programs to ensure such levels of performance account for the workforce and postsecondary experiences of youth served by such programs.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5609578A42C4C0C94BB31EFD100AE03" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA058D8FEDA2342CEA3516EEBF0835B8F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3016590788EE43EDB521BBC21139E8AF" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Annual release of Funding Opportunity Announcement</header> <text>The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, announce new funding opportunities for grants under this section during the same time period each year that such grants are announced.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE63627979D2D4516B2A8F1BE9C457E2A" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>State wage data</header> <text>States receiving grants under this Act shall facilitate access to wage data of participants in YouthBuild programs for the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section. Such facilitation shall not reduce any protections afforded by the State that protect the privacy of participant information.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB1AFD0CA7AA4410BE6DB64C27DAECEE" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text> by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC315ECB28B4A4F048421A9C94CE574A6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HE68F25BC2BC546F699F054BBBD5893BD"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="HDA54F54E645243099A261A343F8B4494"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$159,500,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFB4601332314A22B43E7C27768AFA8A"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>$167,500,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H252EEBF964B24D1397548E062722ECF3"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>$175,900,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7827746962934711A81B96DC14A2D172"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>$184,700,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H765E8909245241E3A5D8A3320B040597"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>$193,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6BA895AB1D7947D1A443EAF43D86344C" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>$203,600,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HF7CAA9537BD44212B0C6C52F23A317F4" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>277.</enum> <header>Strengthening community colleges training grants program</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as amended by this Act is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H59B2A22F2C8A4F37A22067A244D50334"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by redesignating section 172 as section 176; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF97D2735DBDB42159ED182BAE8829A2C"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by inserting after section 171 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3D53CBF1337040329982E15E17BC4D4C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HB9E012A06FDF46D6925AC196A4AF8905" commented="no"> <enum>172.</enum> <header>Strengthening community colleges training grants program</header> <subsection id="H1093E61295EC4AF693629C489715CAD5" commented="no"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Purposes</header> <text>The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph id="H4BA2797233674181A9F99B2989668D41" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish, improve, or expand high-quality educational or career training programs at community colleges; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HABDC8C3DF0AC4636A53C7268A7226B5F" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>to expand opportunities for individuals to obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally or regionally portable and stackable for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDFAF0C3A72F442EE9A0F9BE035695485" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Strengthening community colleges training grants program</header> <paragraph id="HC22A298D73C24AF6832940C2326F845D" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section under subsection (k) and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible institutions to carry out the activities described in subsection (e).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF720A8DFAC904DA88634E97E7C28F18B" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Reservation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section under subsection (k), the Secretary may reserve not more than two percent for the administration of grants awarded under this section, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H2DD14C5DBFB54925AFA79A2879904BE3" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance and targeted outreach to support eligible institutions serving a high number or high percentage of low-income individuals or individuals with barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligible institutions, to provide guidance and assistance in the process of applying for grants under this section; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H305D89FC8158474290CCA02666F18B91" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>evaluating and reporting on the performance and impact of programs funded under this section in accordance with subsections (f) through (h).</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBFBDE642F5574B2086B4328A3A0A655D" commented="no"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Award period</header> <paragraph id="H1582F50BCF8E4D0BAA2385C7AB5865D6" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Initial grant period</header> <text>Each grant under this section shall be awarded for an initial period of not more than 4 years.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H04FB34A6E41840C1BE5EC424983EA43A" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Subsequent grants</header> <text>An eligible institution that receives an initial grant under this section may receive one or more additional grants under this section for additional periods of not more than 4 years each if the eligible institution demonstrates that the community college and industry partnership supported with the initial grant was successful (as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the levels of performance achieved with respect to the performance indicators specified in subsection (f)).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCF1AC335750C473BB76A5290B7CB53E6" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Application</header> <paragraph id="H2D8EC72701CF4DA888AC60D578C5E389" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H728C2EDB398A48869FF93B70DA5727E0" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Contents</header> <text>At a minimum, an application submitted by an eligible institution under paragraph (1) shall include a description of each the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H5795870758AA491C9F932B2B42344571" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>The extent to which the eligible institution included in the partnership has prior experience in leading similar capacity building projects that demonstrates the institution’s ability to accomplish multi-pronged, complex projects and an explanation of the results of any such projects.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8AF569643C8E454B9DA9E4838168B59B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the eligible institution can—</text> <clause id="HBA3E76C93E2A4F7E97C182FB4FA4E3B4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>leverage additional resources to support the programs funded with the grant; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HEA488A4894CB4EC6BC08E0A4D1288157"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>demonstrate the future sustainability of each such program.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6171A40DA0D64928AA7BA137B6A55739"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>The steps the institution will take to ensure the quality of each program supported by the grant, including the career pathways within such programs.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H713A02604F4F4DC2BF81605C51F5F71D" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>The needs that will be addressed by the community college and industry partnership supported by the grant.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3DC51F6003984C939EDE13D9B7132801" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>The population and geographic area to be served by the partnership.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3FC0F446F4A4314890752096D704D6D" commented="no"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>One or more industries that the partnership will target and data demonstrating that those industries are aligned with employer demand in the geographic area to be served by the partnership.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H991C6A60DDEF4810973FD7B1D5B8C219" commented="no"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>The educational or career training programs to be supported by the grant.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H23BD9A23EA534399A13D37AD7AE015E2" commented="no"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recognized postsecondary credentials that are expected to be earned by participants in such programs and the related in-demand industry sectors or occupations for which such programs will prepare participants.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7DBE114769E4462A490F08EDE97F38D" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The evidence upon which the education and training strategies to be used in the programs are based and an explanation of how such evidence influenced the design of the programs to improve education and employment outcomes.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA30FBE484C034CFABB96D22F08443BE0" commented="no"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text>The methods and strategies the partnership will use to engage with employers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7626AB7BEA584174962CAB1FC07FACF2" commented="no"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The roles and responsibilities of each employer, organization, agency, or institution of higher education with which the eligible institution will partner to carry out activities under this section.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC0F7FBFDC28468DA3B2A1C8BCF97D99" commented="no"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text>Whether, and to what extent, the activities of the partnership are expected to align with the workforce strategies identified in—</text> <clause id="H195D03F39ADB44EAA5FEEBFB3E025E45" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>any State plan or local plan submitted under this Act by the State, outlying area, or locality in which the partnership is expected to operate;</text> </clause> <clause id="HE215E3425666451CBF0CFA375A2E58B1" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any State plan submitted under section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying area; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H89FF57A08E1943D9B68EBAB843A6E1C8" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>any economic development plan of the chief executive of such State or outlying area.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F4C4DC68AEF4EBDA234AF135BE884D9" commented="no"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text>The goals of the partnership with respect to—</text> <clause id="H63DF9CBD795D4E248BD1D6BF93A2F0B2" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>capacity building (as described in subsection (f)(1)(B)); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H8B7E3C0558284E148215E2A641384761" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected performance of individuals participating in the programs to be offered by the partnership, including with respect to any performance indicators applicable under section 116 or subsection (f) of this section.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBCEE0891CC8476F88749D520EA67A3D" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Consideration of previous experience</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not disqualify an otherwise eligible institution from receiving a grant under this section solely because such institution lacks previous experience in capacity building projects, as described in subparagraph (2)(A).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB68BC64BFF944AF0A58B024D3455F178"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that will use the grant to serve—</text> <subparagraph id="H058560CE55424EFF83BDA1715FADB42E"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>individuals with barriers to employment; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E81826A017A4BE5A9513F20632B10BB"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>incumbent workers who need to gain or improve foundational skills to enhance their employability.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCCECD4F761A04D298548D17BB91C028C" commented="no"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Uses of funds</header> <paragraph id="HAAE594E293DA41E4AA08AF64BBDE4F78"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Community college and industry partnership</header> <text>For the purpose of carrying out the activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eligible institution that receives a grant under this section shall establish a partnership or continue an existing partnership with one or more employers in an in-demand industry sector or occupation and shall maintain such partnership for the duration of the grant period. The eligible institution shall ensure that the partnership—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B331C53024148A19B2564ECE4E52AD5" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>targets one or more specific high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H089911A0083543A9B50E31138EB2DEB3" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>includes collaboration with the workforce development system;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DC67C61CDB640EC8C7C073BD1269A18" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>serves adult and dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new entrants to the workforce;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H208A8D748D164F028B587B8C32C32992" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>uses an evidence-based program design that is appropriate for the activities carried out by the partnership; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF8F27563B17248519A8F27376C4D6A50" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporates, to the extent appropriate, virtual service delivery to facilitate technology-enabled learning.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E15A4D9CC7445758921AC521E07FE6C" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Required activities</header> <text>An eligible institution that receives a grant under this section, in consultation with the partnership established under paragraph (1), shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H331626FDE1A04F6681AC95171AFD72F2" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>establish, improve, or expand high quality, evidence-based education or career training programs, career pathway programs, or work-based learning programs (including apprenticeship programs or pre-apprenticeships that qualify an individual for participation in an apprenticeship program); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FA99B1BE41A4308B3694CCE36F6C1BD"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use not less than 15 percent of the grant to provide supportive services to individuals participating in the programs funded with the grant to facilitate retention and program completion, which may include—</text> <clause id="H781A59CB50F541F3B167818105D43BCA"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">childcare, transportation, mental health services, and assistance in obtaining health insurance coverage and housing;</text> </clause> <clause id="H511179C68D7444389731C0AB51EB1A33"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in accessing State and Federal means-tested benefits programs;</text> </clause> <clause id="H92D70C5F804941E28E27D146CBB2E948"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">career navigation, coaching, mentorship, and case management services, including providing information and outreach to individuals with barriers to employment to encourage such individuals to participate in programs funded with the grant; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H32FA6BBC1908408BB02EA1099E94DD1D"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing access to course materials, technological devices, required equipment, and other supports necessary for participation in and successful completion of such programs.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H576536E81D14455582E16385C354B0CE" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Additional activities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligible institution that receives a grant under this section, in consultation with the partnership established under paragraph (1), shall carry out one or more of the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="H8CBBD54A94D04BFCB6A80CCCABFF2014" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establish, improve, or expand—</text> <clause id="HE27094F5AE804639943B694995A95A49" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>articulation agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a(a)));</text> </clause> <clause id="H270B8E8BA1FC4FCBB6490E4613D25139" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>credit transfer agreements;</text> </clause> <clause id="HD15BB721B02D4B09A8AFB445D2EECBFE" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>corequisite remediation programs that enable a student to receive remedial education services while enrolled in a postsecondary course rather than requiring the student to receive remedial education before enrolling in a such a course;</text> </clause> <clause id="H6C19D7003EDB47E8AC915E7FE7A410D6" commented="no"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>dual or concurrent enrollment programs;</text> </clause> <clause id="HFCC458386E064578854447BA38A10DF2"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">competency-based education and assessment; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HDB09C9F4ABF84E16869452E2A658C00D" commented="no"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>policies and processes to award academic credit for prior learning or for the programs described in paragraph (2).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A1C7F9685C246AB8D13849F526564D7" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>Make available, in a format that is open, searchable, and easily comparable, information on—</text> <clause id="HD1EDB22C648B42C08718B99549501624" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>curricula and recognized postsecondary credentials offered through programs funded with the grant, including any curricula or credentials created or further developed using such grant;</text> </clause> <clause id="H092C0624674C44B09D7001267F476337" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the skills or competencies developed by individuals who participate in such programs; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H0086B3017D114857AE7BE0B03FCB5619" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>related employment and earnings outcomes.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8295B8B98B92418F80D171C625648ABF" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>Establish or implement plans for providers of the programs described in paragraph (2) to meet the criteria and carry out the procedures necessary to be included on the eligible training services provider list described in section 122(d).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H442B40F99D534302A320B386C3945AFB" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Purchase, lease, or refurbish specialized equipment as necessary to carry out such programs.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2289FCE2D6954121B75E03D7CAE1D107" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduce or eliminate unmet financial need relating to participants’ cost of attendance (as defined under section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) in such programs.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03CF78B882874946B2BBEA20D9AA8D01" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Administrative cost limit</header> <text>An eligible institution may use not more than 10 percent of the funds received under this section for administrative costs, including costs related to collecting information, analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection (f).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H75F63A9C34634E97B3D3DE32E6A1ECC2" commented="no"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Performance levels and performance reviews</header> <paragraph id="HBCE9B7FCA1704A9E9A01B711F5AFCE86" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement guidance that establishes the levels of performance that are expected to be achieved by each community college and industry partnership funded with a grant under this section. Such performance levels shall be based on the following indicators:</text> <subparagraph id="HD7F54784FA904FFA8837047C498D5A44" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Each of the primary indicators of performance for adults described in section 116(b).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H79F4FF25E83D4388872C78487C1D843D" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>The extent to which the partnership built capacity by—</text> <clause id="H057505C995DC418D9DA69D71D7C727C0" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text> increasing the breadth and depth of employer engagement and investment in educational and training programs in the in-demand industry sectors and occupations targeted by the partnership;</text> </clause> <clause id="HFAB21E21B9D844CA9F74149DCBDB9BEF" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>designing or implementing new and accelerated instructional techniques or technologies, including the use of advanced online and technology-enabled learning; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HB2B3485B2DC3441AB2B392A813E33569" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>increasing program and policy alignment across systems and decreasing duplicative services or service gaps. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD09ED2D507B4240ABAD67493F22DFC7" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>With respect to individuals who participated in an education or training program funded with the grant—</text> <clause id="HE1B911945BAA40D7B5A31943413ECC88" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the percentage of participants who successfully completed a program; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H089F1D1237954F4C8BDF85291D47CF96" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the participants who were incumbent workers at the time of enrollment in the program, the percentage who advanced into higher-level positions during or after completing the program.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1709B8AA1DF40748014D7064997A86C" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>Such other indicators of performance as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7F00302A0B24C94B0EFAA57C5E6E905" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Consultation and determination of performance levels</header> <subparagraph id="H11E38D6A63BE419D9334597DE54FCCCC" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Consultation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the performance levels under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with each partnership funded with a grant under this section.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E33A8A5F6EF4657910E3447799906C8" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Determination</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completing the consultation required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall separately determine the performance levels that will apply to each partnership taking into account—</text> <clause id="H0B2171199D2645C4B94E6FF2EBD69499" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected performance levels of each eligible entity with respect to the goals described in subsection (d)(2)(M); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H04775597AB564F6E8C05AA46E2E16E5C" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>local economic conditions in the geographic area to be served by the partnership, including differences in unemployment rates and job losses or gains in particular industries.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1788D6010484C02B80065047CBD6825" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Notice and acknowledgment</header> <clause id="HB6C9175782F842A593C2D962AAD310E9" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Notice</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide each partnership with a written notification that sets forth the performance levels that will apply to the partnership, as determined under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause> <clause id="HFD3F3FD7869C4519BD76863B2D3DACAC" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Acknowledgment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After receiving the notification described in clause (i), each partnership shall submit to the Secretary written confirmation that the partnership—</text> <subclause id="H8199CFE0548C4A098939BE93DAEACFFF" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>received the notification; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H6F14399FDB3A4AEEA28C9CE3839AE24B" commented="no"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>agrees to be evaluated in accordance with the performance levels set by the Secretary.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F2F063A8BE149E0A1398E1DA12A9B07" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Performance reviews</header> <text>On an annual basis during each year of the grant period, the Secretary shall evaluate the performance of each partnership funded with a grant under this section in a manner consistent with paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FF290F93C2C402DB7AFB83BCF7BF519" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Failure to meet performance levels</header> <text>After conducting an evaluation under paragraph (3), if the Secretary determines that a partnership did not achieve the performance levels applicable to the partnership under paragraph (2) the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D37398C5A1D4EBCA1198A1CE0C5805E" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>provide technical assistance to the partnership and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA394F365F196407891E88D2119A15596" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>develop a performance improvement plan for the partnership.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0154B1C0E9B44DAB9B0BF7117F015308" commented="no"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Evaluations and reports</header> <paragraph id="HC9EBFB02EAE54EBFA45B33599240D079" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Not later than 5 years after the date on which the first grant is made under this section, the Secretary shall design and conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effectiveness of the community college and industry partnerships funded under this section.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H673EB84AF59643A1AF7541EA26AD436B" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Elements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the general effectiveness of programs and activities supported by grants awarded under this section, including the extent to which the programs and activities—</text> <subparagraph id="H6CF2DADFBC1148D3806E63AEED0A707A" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>developed new or expanded existing successful industry sector strategies, including the extent to which such partnerships deepened employer engagement and developed education and training programs that met industry skill needs;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9439CB25817D4111879A8A5A8E37734C" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">created, expanded, or enhanced career pathways, including the extent to which the partnerships developed or improved competency-based education and assessment, credit for prior learning, modularized and self-paced curricula, integrated education and career training, dual enrollment in secondary and postsecondary career pathways, stacked and latticed credentials, and online and distance learning;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DF067DABDC54802925D5E4A1FE8C182" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>created alignment between community colleges and the workforce development system;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB3FC9DA1EB89468488C52486665C76A9" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>assisted individuals with finding, retaining, or advancing in employment;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCCE82DBC24784CA186D5F1799FB9983F" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>assisted individuals with earning recognized postsecondary credentials; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HABB5CAD671DB4BD380366DF1B0E09AE8" commented="no"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>served various demographic groups, including people of different geographic locations, ages, races, national origins, and sex.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H29A0D79AABB24A589F6B312528869570" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Design requirements</header> <text>The evaluation under this subsection shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H32D37358E74B458D886AADCE2913713A" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>be designed by the Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in conjunction with the partnerships being evaluated;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA3EE7BB8A2BE43A5B8FB83FB6F5EE893" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>include analysis of participant feedback and outcome and process measures; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47131942F0044DB6BE70B1CEA16C716E" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and statistical methods that are reasonably feasible, such as the use of control groups.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H72F5E35B07D84960BAC4119F03D175B0" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Data accessibility</header> <text>The Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor any data collected as part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such data shall be made available in an aggregated format that does not reveal personally identifiable information.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A714B9116374F028DD7A3FF32E5E44F" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Publication and reporting of evaluation findings</header> <text>The Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H0BFBD68E0FEF428C9C52A7A96EDEDB5F" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the timeline determined to be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation Officer, publish an interim report on the preliminary results of the evaluation conducted under this subsection;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CC05425602A41B5A7A035C87E528540" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date on which the evaluation is completed under this subsection, submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on such evaluation; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10485F98C455486DA4485D0B61459F23" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>not later than 90 days after such completion date, publish and make the results of the evaluation available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB72561FF4FBA4443B99BC658A7E90C97" commented="no"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Annual reports</header> <text>The Secretary shall make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats, the following information: </text> <paragraph id="H2B5562EE2FF2477E913D9D0CAF437757" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>The performance of partnerships on the capacity-building performance indicator set forth under subsection (f)(1)(B).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H72EBBA521AB042748218B88B9F0F7C29" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>The performance of partnerships on the participant outcome performance indicators set forth under subsection (f)(1)(C)).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE88C292EE463452480413DB81FDAB3EA" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>The number of individuals enrolled in employment and training activities funded with a grant under this section.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFB21D71963F64C35889BD01C3873D41C" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HE363A360E6B14DCFBDCBE6C49EF57F0E" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Community college</header> <text>The term <term>community college</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H262C742D18E444CBA1FF744F11A9B8BF" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>a public institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at which—</text> <clause id="H64A17D8564704304AB851548DDCDC962" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the highest degree awarded is an associate degree; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H8F50A1A86D83454184CC1D1778FDC48F" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>an associate degree is the most frequently awarded degree;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6405D02C3FD41F1B36A07042A89B332" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a branch campus of a 4-year public institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch campus—</text> <clause id="HD352A6183E204049BAADB0F4B601FD93" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the highest degree awarded is an associate degree; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H78304075898A47F394B163539253ABF8" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>an associate degree is the most frequently awarded degree;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E93AD82451548128C9A121A677B07DA" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))); or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57660A6B86E440E1A73F1BA9D6F50277" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a degree-granting Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))) at which—</text> <clause id="H8785C59CD3014C8E80C2C6367C405B30" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the highest degree awarded is an associate degree; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HE8D05955019149498A85F75301567A71" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>an associate degree is the most frequently awarded degree.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H79480770B64E4D8E9FAFE8B63707A4E7" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Eligible institution</header> <text>The term <term>eligible institution</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D958D05C20B48CD97148D0F21F69B52" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>a community college;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A8B93A6FB8348179188BABD898B6122" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H542EAF2C7FAB44A489651BE207C7AD8E" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>a consortium of such colleges or institutions.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB6A2C2CAF075453E92267486CF5363BB"> <enum>(j)</enum> <header>Supplement not supplant</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds made available for carrying out the activities described in this section.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H037E83D43C1F43B1A9CA537DE4F5F7D1" commented="no"> <enum>(k)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="H92F3ED1650134ED885106AB4C00A6F7B" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EE6087319CC4B358CE78469524A90EC" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD14DED49D79E41A6B0032C8D6098E52B" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$121,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HACD10D4637C0444686AA7080F439463A" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$133,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5C48F5393B149CB9EFF31F934F0AE1D" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$146,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D40EBB2921A46D3A07275129F8EF90B" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$161,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H14D09FBA9D9A49028E98D8B49EAB1BE9" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>278.</enum> <header>Reentry employment opportunities</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 172, as added by the preceding section, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6372F45654E24A9182FB8D55F4731565" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HA4D4C427EAC1400BB990A3B2523DB83F"> <enum>173.</enum> <header>Reentry employment opportunities</header> <subsection id="H2B770F5252C146B5A0CE9B48416D438A"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Purposes</header> <text>The purposes of this section are—</text> <paragraph id="H93856440926D44559ADC589C7BEFED9B"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>to improve the employment, earnings, and skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults and youth who have been involved with the justice system;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H661A1687FF2F4A96AF161EF3A15978CA"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>to prompt innovation and improvement in the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the workforce so that successful initiatives can be established or continued and replicated; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE22C067D2A64DF8A1B9003B05BC916F"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>to further develop the evidence on how to improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, and reduce recidivism of justice-involved individuals, through rigorous evaluations of specific services provided, including how they affect different populations and how they are best combined and sequenced.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3D7553DFAB11462FABD703B514F9B91E"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Reentry employment competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements authorized</header> <paragraph id="H7E484680DB9A49358A12269370B34B99"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>From the amounts appropriated under subsection (h)(1) and not reserved under subsection (h)(2), the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HFCF8E32ACD3D415E9D7F916E2DE66D48"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to implement reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eligible youth; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD6753CAB6144E3EBFCCD06187422935"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use not more than 30 percent of such amounts to award funds under subparagraph (A) to eligible entities that are national or regional intermediaries to—</text> <clause id="H5A6894BDF329468381828BC19080FBBF"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>implement the reentry projects described in subparagraph (A); or</text> </clause> <clause id="H34A146F84CC84FA4BE5BB53051146309"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such funds to other eligible entities—</text> <subclause id="H1FF981A3D26C40D4A44A6EA7B7F3F47E"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>to implement such reentry projects; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H6D8E753428E24B5B86D3F2B5F09431C7"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>to monitor and support such entities.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5251C35DF7DC41D5910D941A966F6D44"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Award periods</header> <text>The Secretary shall award funds under this section for an initial period of not more than 4 years, and may renew such awards for additional 4-year periods.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD85F8A918D6B4A5A8B0A0F3EC6958E89"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <text>In awarding funds under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities whose applications submitted under subsection (c) demonstrate a commitment to use such funds to implement reentry projects—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B8BD81EA3FE42FDBA27AAFBA0778554"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>that will serve high-crime or high-poverty areas;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3EDBCEC5FB994C0BBA79647168E2D972" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>that will enroll in such reentry projects eligible youth or eligible adults—</text> <clause id="HAC6BDFC03C834F749F6F19AA8EBC1A5E" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>prior to the release of such individuals from incarceration in a correctional institution; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H251713C9754E44F0A5F082FD86C2E767" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>not later than 90 days after such release;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E4857B4BAB443A489ECB3112E69115D"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose strategy and design are evidence-based;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC42EC00AAF74A2682C7A38610DC3CD9"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>that establish partnerships with—</text> <clause id="HA5C408E4304846BFA3CF086994B254E1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>businesses; or</text> </clause> <clause id="H5E01EFA15D8B47F685F4C78FB45E7B94"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>institutions of higher education to provide project participants with programs of study leading to recognized postsecondary credentials in in-demand occupations;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1590749C1C24FF0BD724AD29FE7BD78"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>that provide training services that are designed to meet the basic requirements of an employer (including a group of employers) and are conducted with a commitment by the employer to employ individuals upon successful completion of the training; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H61F7C575C82E4BDF9BBFA6E1C7AFFBF3"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that demonstrate a track record and ongoing commitment of developing, implementing, and refining reentry programs that include employment, education, training, and support services for adults and youth with current or prior justice system involvement.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF0F3FDB672A94F9280F4B61E05145C13"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Application</header> <paragraph id="H432B1D0C53744779A06F54083FF5DB10"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Form and procedure</header> <text>To be qualified to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application at such time, and in such manner, as determined by the Secretary, and containing the information described in paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03211FDEEE244C6E8A2BB57B2706F5E1"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Contents</header> <text>An application submitted by an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HC0DC651AC9694561A8AF2377BEE8EB38"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>A description of the eligible entity, including the experience of the eligible entity in providing employment and training services for justice-involved individuals.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB52F7485743E4871AA11928BE5C4127B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>A description of the needs that will be addressed by the reentry project supported by the funds received under this section, and the target participant population and the geographic area to be served.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0FB7BDDA66684A9F95C9A00106FA9783"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>A description of the proposed employment and training activities and supportive services, if applicable, to be provided under such reentry project, and how such activities and services will prepare participants for employment in in-demand industry sectors and occupations within the geographic area to be served by such reentry project.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD7366878816424D939EB49A1610A887"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>The anticipated schedule for carrying out the activities proposed under the reentry project.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA93F7A654C4B4CA7BDF025865B5743E3"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>A description of—</text> <clause id="H9704D8834C3648DF8F088AD812AC61FA"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the partnerships the eligible entity will establish with agencies and entities within the criminal justice system, local boards and one-stops, community-based organizations, and employers (including local businesses) to provide participants of the reentry project with work-based learning, job placement, and recruitment (if applicable); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H4ED72B25453A4F50BD61BC6867CD3792"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>how the eligible entity will coordinate its activities with other services and benefits available to justice-involved individuals in the geographic area to be served by the reentry project.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07021B56DD244C7599839A6F488317F5"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>A description of the manner in which individuals will be recruited and selected for participation for the reentry project.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93B660AD6BDF4BFDA415DBCDB5AE346C"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>A detailed budget and a description of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing and accountability procedures, that will be used to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry project.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0760299432A343BEBB2B5BC81A63B45F"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>A description of the expected levels of performance to be achieved with respect to the performance measures described in subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F31C91B343D4C42A8DD3FF105A9568E"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>A description of the evidence-based practices the eligible entity will use in administration of the reentry project.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CD765C3129F47F690DF6A216031E096" commented="no"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assurance that the eligible entity will collect, disaggregate by race, ethnicity, gender, and other participant characteristics, and report to the Secretary the data required with respect to the reentry project carried out by the eligible entity for purposes of the evaluation under this section. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0FF0BDD5ED94F6DB8F3221279C01A40"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text>Any other information required by the Secretary. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H343DB4CA5E634F52BF7A7D41D82D0568"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Uses of funds</header> <paragraph id="H74CB7E5DEAC64617A391532D948F9D55"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>An eligible entity that receives funds under this section shall use such funds to implement a reentry project for eligible adults, eligible youth, or both that provides one or more of the following services: </text> <subparagraph id="HF7DA903454DE46BEB739E34D80C444C3"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>Supportive services.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9ECA8A20D4224DA0803FD4180013E37A" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>For participants who are eligible youth, one or more of the program elements listed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of section 129(c)(2).</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1324A8606AC481EAA4F4AC99EE9E414" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>One or more of the individualized career services listed in subclause (I) through (IX) of section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF0CE8B2BE59B4942B531B39B39F30B29" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Follow-up services after placement in unsubsidized employment as described in section 134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H749825C5180E4C00A4085D7E14D667AA" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or more of the training services listed in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment opportunities through transitional jobs. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H238C7704FED544CAB4CCB7B8ABE90A59"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>Apprenticeship programs.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7E89BC27225454D8D8528D35E96BE80"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text>Education in digital literacy skills. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C4B9F5FA0F74EE0B4C900BA4ED2C9BC"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text>Mentoring. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AC1391642C146A9840C4334E1157899" commented="no"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>Provision of or referral to evidence-based mental health treatment by licensed practitioners.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB4AA997F6ED0430EB46EA14D2C38888D" commented="no"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance in obtaining employment as a result of the establishment and development by the eligible entity of relationships and networks with large and small employers. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF9540D51A6A4FD39A329F52F9B30DE0"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text>Assistance with driver’s license reinstatement and fees for driver’s licenses and other necessary documents for employment.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8719D1DDCF66442D8B9F2D35672DDD18"> <enum>(L)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of or referral to substance abuse treatment services, provided that funds awarded under this section are only used to provide such services to participants who are unable to obtain such services through other programs providing such services.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF373206DC7B24D029F45CDDCF9DBC127"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance in obtaining employment as a result of the coordination by the eligible entity with employers to develop customized training programs and on-the-job training.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FBC7E795AFD4FBBB1007AA2E442C437"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Administrative cost limit</header> <text>An eligible entity may not use more than 10 percent of the funds received under this section for administrative costs, including for costs related to collecting information, analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection (e) or (f).</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H068375CDBD5E4FCE9CA3E7339543D157"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Levels of performance</header> <paragraph id="HDF02F37F3990490C998EEC859FFBF538"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Establishment of levels</header> <subparagraph id="HCA71496F0D334CCCB66DD2DB028AD931"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The Secretary shall establish expected levels of performance for reentry projects funded this section for—</text> <clause id="H5059CD9F4E624C1885D45C60D7B9CD62"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>each of the primary indicators of performance for adults and youth described in section 116(b); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H47E529BBBCB44C3FBB2A53E5CDF3A0C2"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the additional performance indicators described in paragraph (2).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB1FFD0E03F24CE18B1C6CF32546E194"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Updates</header> <text>The levels established under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for each 4-year award period. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D417D32B5B14E28AA64A4C88DC30C82"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Additional indicators of performance</header> <text>In addition to the indicators described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="H758974FB746848D1AF8A29836E888012"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>shall establish an indicator of performance for projects funded under this section with respect participant recidivism; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H211F837B998846E6B1B1DA0134B5D59D"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>may establish other performance indicators for such projects as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H954DFACFB990405D9490A2314471DD88"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Agreement on performance levels</header> <text>In establishing and updating performance levels under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach agreement on such levels with the eligible entities receiving awards under this section that will be subject to such levels, based on factors including—</text> <subparagraph id="H9D0B0EC67D294A2C8C26B4A93816C2C2" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the expected performance levels of each such eligible entity described in the application submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D792FE5B7444D378DE6433A90EA9328"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>local economic conditions of the geographic area to be served by each such eligible entity, including differences in unemployment rates and job losses or gains in particular industries; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91C710E4B46848F7B9FAF04769C9B41C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>the characteristics of the participants of the projects when the participants enter the project involved, including—</text> <clause id="H3A7CE230AAB442FEBFC880FD6E1BDDB9"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>criminal records and indicators of poor work history;</text> </clause> <clause id="H622C246681BB4B08B5748B3A857309AE"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>lack of work experience;</text> </clause> <clause id="HBDF5D6BF4D124A3D93795D0E8841640F"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>lack of educational or occupational skills attainment;</text> </clause> <clause id="H0CB8263FF70E496E90955109DA54C3DF"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>low levels of literacy or English proficiency;</text> </clause> <clause id="HCA9558312E1149A0A7885117E2D7944E"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>disability status;</text> </clause> <clause id="HB50B5AE2F7E24E02BBC563D48F010259"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>homelessness; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H13C7B6B67281477CA76A864C3D1867D9"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text>receipt of public assistance.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5E9A2987DAD40A0B0E444980CC3442C"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Failure to meet performance levels</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an eligible entity that fails to meet the performance levels established under paragraph (1) for the reentry project involved for any award year, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to the eligible entity, including the development of a performance improvement plan.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD33396C5C36040938F5C2FFAE8595641"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Evaluation of reentry projects</header> <paragraph id="HC397726A25B1411BBE51C5F48122FD08"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Not later than 5 years after the first award of funds under this section is made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall meet the following requirements:</text> <subparagraph id="H684E49BD3275436CB2150A406B74F620"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Design and conduct of evaluation</header> <text>Design and conduct an evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects funded under this section, which meets the requirements of paragraph (2), and includes an evaluation of each of the following:</text> <clause id="H2328146BA11D48CB909E6F78DCA24B45"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>The effectiveness of such projects in assisting individuals with finding employment and maintaining employment at the second quarter and fourth quarter after unsubsidized employment is obtained.</text> </clause> <clause id="H33030EE8A8BB4F8F862CD9D77D890B60"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>The effectiveness of such projects in assisting individuals with earning recognized postsecondary credentials.</text> </clause> <clause id="H20C3F39357BC4AF1ABC6FCECD74EEFA6"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>The effectiveness of such projects in relation to their cost, including the extent to which the projects improve reentry outcomes, including in wages earned, benefits provided by employers, career advancement, measurable skills gains, credentials earned, housing, health, and recidivism of participants in comparison to comparably situated individuals who did not participate in such projects.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0AAF7B57DA3F4CF8A721C8AEFC01D91E"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>The effectiveness of specific services and interventions provided and of the overall project design.</text> </clause> <clause id="HA310F0790CD84B7ABEB5F890B485E0D4"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If applicable, the extent to which such projects meet the needs of various demographic groups, including people of different geographic locations, ages, races, national origins, sex, and criminal records, and individuals with disabilities.</text> </clause> <clause id="HEB5B5FE893E04891A5B4D55276F23063"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If applicable, the appropriate sequencing, combination, or concurrent structure, of services for each subpopulation of individuals who are participants of such projects, such as the order, combination, or concurrent structure and services in which transitional jobs and occupational skills training are provided, to ensure that such participants are prepared to fully benefit from employment and training services provided under the project.</text> </clause> <clause id="H105B6981A6654933A6D7616B68CB0388"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations or barriers to education and employment as a result of occupational or educational licensing restrictions, access to financial aid, and access to housing. </text> </clause> <clause id="HBC599F07E16144FF92194CD023814A2D"> <enum>(viii)</enum> <text>The quality and effectiveness of technical assistance provided by the Secretary for implementing such projects.</text> </clause> <clause id="H431CE226B7CA46039C4C2850C2C5A76C"> <enum>(ix)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other elements that the Chief Evaluation Officer may determine to be appropriate.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75A97088B704427F905F083138356BBE"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Data accessibility</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Make available, on the publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, data collected during the course of evaluation under this subsection, in an aggregated format that does not provide personally identifiable information.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H79A8871B9CFB4C76B8B0B09F38D067F4"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Design requirements</header> <text>An evaluation under this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="HD8BA10CA6E68419786DC3A48590F14C7"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>shall—</text> <clause id="HF452BF85A25A48EF85B8B01B443742A7"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>be designed by the Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in conjunction with the eligible entities carrying out the reentry projects being evaluated;</text> </clause> <clause id="H418F7F8583714E52AEF3322340AA355D"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>include analysis of participant feedback and outcome and process measures; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H00C3236F74DF4CF7AFA9592F0E7D455D"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and statistical methods that are reasonably feasible, such as the use of control groups; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCF8C887BC19C433896E6E52AC054FB57"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not—</text> <clause id="HFCB54AEE60E947DCB9F765692E5C7350"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>collect personally identifiable information, except to the extent such information is necessary to conduct the evaluation; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HF5761719813C4DDFB67D4B1E5C3D074E"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>reveal or share personally identifiable information.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15D709AF34B049399B5AD1E750E2B96A"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Publication and reporting of evaluation findings</header> <text>The Secretary (acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H7043DA7261294E8C942DAC88C3DC7669" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the timeline determined to be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation Officer, publish an interim report on such evaluation;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC1C4390B99A4A569F4FE05F6F9210E1"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>not later than 90 days after the date on which any evaluation is completed under this subsection, publish and make publicly available such evaluation; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F76F99771D84C9791B363A649ED9B18"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>not later than 60 days after the completion date described in subparagraph (B), submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on such evaluation.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD5529059D031495085F55A551F6053C8"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Annual Report</header> <paragraph id="H818B5146F0B14D719A7070E9D01F4EC9"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Contents</header> <text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, open, and interoperable data formats, on its publicly accessible website an annual report on—</text> <subparagraph id="H04C0E78070AD464F9A67D7E401CBEA29"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the number of individuals who participated in projects assisted under this section for the preceding year;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA2415568DEB4278A46C9064A2069A8F"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the percentage of such individuals who successfully completed the requirements of such projects; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD53A93482A74B0883ABDFD9C12F0EFF"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>the performance of eligible entities on such projects as measured by the performance indicators set forth in subsection (e).</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7790D5940B7D4763900A2DB7E79E3E85"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Disaggregation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) with respect to a year shall be disaggregated by each project assisted under this section for such year.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H46C842A91941421F81604AF43F54E590" commented="no"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations; reservations</header> <paragraph id="H1FDCA11368474B86B505919F49BF8E79" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA483930D45C469B8756EB8EE88F372E" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFCB1DDBCE5DA4741A4257BDB58A12AF4" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33A1B81FC169489AA9A34AE40B3288F1" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C66A518991A4D8B99AC145C158DEF12" commented="no"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8AF05BEF9B7A4A93B4046FEAE8FF2C67" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6440915D646C4CEB978CD71836F8E424" commented="no"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9077DA53DE98408D9DD024C528D4FD8B" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Reservation of funds</header> <text>Of the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC1C1C0BE4B94CDBBB4169F02C5F8B8B" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>may reserve not more than 5 percent for the administration of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded under this section, of which not more than 2 percent may be reserved for the provision of—</text> <clause id="H8C05861CC6BA4418894D0842A14EFDEB" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>technical assistance to eligible entities that receive funds under this section; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H377568AC49904BBA96E0C6E7EE4A9939" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>outreach and technical assistance to eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, including assistance with application development and submission; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4AC2B0EBF32D4496845A0938D2194A65" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>shall reserve not less than 1 percent and not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activities under subsection (f) or to support eligible entities with any required data collection, analysis, and coordination related to such evaluation activities. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H97C7FAF79A4440A185A397339716EB37"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HA59FF58F6001423B93FB8EC6AE0C8EC9"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Chief Evaluation Officer</header> <text>The term <term>Chief Evaluation Officer</term> means the head of the independent evaluation office located organizationally in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department of Labor.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F042667651F4A52A494A7B4C84D4770"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Community supervision</header> <text>The term <term>community supervision</term> means mandatory oversight (including probation and parole) of a formerly incarcerated person—</text> <subparagraph id="H6BF81F21B0A5425FA1ABD8CD7D18894B"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>who was convicted of a crime by a judge or parole board; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H972E2EE1E3554AA3B387D14E3AB08436"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>who is living outside a secure facility.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D76A76AAF20474BBFC1C89B8F82571C"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Correctional institution</header> <text>The term <term>correctional institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 225(e).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C4265E8AC184673B4A62EB2142F7B4B"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Eligible entity</header> <text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H63D160645A9E43C2BBFF01E9C8304606"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>a private nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including a community-based or faith-based organization;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD72552FFC74412CB2A38A164B139880"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a local board;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8144B4209A4E44749A558E4E6CFB5F23"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>a State or local government; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCFD127015A0A40009D928A399B2D69A2"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>an Indian or Native American entity eligible for grants under section 166;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05B864BEB7B54437BEA2CD0E4359F8D8"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor organization or joint labor-management organization; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB21CD56CE2314345B0FB17EFAC081CCD"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>a consortium of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H633E50EE948D4063B206C71AF2F4F3C0"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Eligible adult</header> <text>The term <term>eligible adult</term> means a justice-involved individual who—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B87BC4BEF0D438FA3D312B247C2D3FD"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>is age 25 or older; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27D23336386F4E63B4B23222A22C51F8"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual that was previously incarcerated, was released from incarceration not more than 3 years prior to enrollment in a project funded under this section.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0DEFE792AE644DFF985166EB880CB568"> <enum>(6)</enum> <header>Eligible youth</header> <text>The term <term>eligible youth</term> means a justice-involved individual who is not younger than age 14 or older than age 24.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H35C36623AEE1487F96AD00FBF95AE702" commented="no"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>High-crime</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-crime</term>, when used with respect to a geographic area, means an area with crime rates that are higher than the rate for the overall city (for urban areas) or of non-metropolitan area in the State (for rural areas), as such terms are used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D25D9889C044FA3B872714A51243478" commented="no"> <enum>(8)</enum> <header>High-poverty</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-poverty</term>, when used with respect to a geographic area, means an area with a poverty rate of at least 25 percent as determined based on the most recently available data from the American Community Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H0D961D5346114D7D9D2A70C80FC874EF"> <enum>279.</enum> <header>Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readiness (sector) program</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 173, as added by the preceding section, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H5679AE3CC4A84C7F8434E8767FDF2080" style="OLC"> <section id="H526E51470B194FFA80FDCC5CEE43AFDF"> <enum>174.</enum> <header>Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readiness (sector) program</header> <subsection id="H0A879F9838244A2AA65B7CA879B4BA39"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>From amounts appropriated under subsection (e)(1), and not reserved under subsection (e)(2), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HCE839A43E7C447DBB2007668109CC20C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use not less than 80 percent of such amounts to award grants under subsection (b) to each State to develop, convene, or expand industry or sector partnerships; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA1FA7F7E0534260BE2576849B26E9ED"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use not less than 20 percent of such amounts to award grants under subsection (c), on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships for the purposes of expanding workforce development and employment opportunities for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H434097CF26CE4D85BCFD670DE1C4A15E"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Formula grants</header> <paragraph id="H3DEBFED8A9AD4450B2A9CBB26786F492"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Distribution of funds</header> <subparagraph id="HACDCC866202C4BE98298D921542A75A0"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>State allotment</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall allot funds to each State on the basis of the relative allotment the State received under section 132(b) for such fiscal year, compared to the total amount allotted to all States under section 132(b) for such fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF15A8642654432EB0E4B5DE251387D2"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Local area allocations</header> <text>The Secretary shall use the amounts allotted under subparagraph (A) to distribute funds in the State to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) by—</text> <clause id="H9A2C722ECD4E453AB5F1D6C9297A8DC4"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>allocating funds to each local area of the State on the basis of the relative allocation the local area received under section 133(b) for such fiscal year, compared to the total amount allocated to all local areas in the State under section 133(b) for such fiscal year; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HB165EFB02BF442D88135A5EB104BCC3D"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>allocating funds to local areas of the State that have the highest rates of unemployment or poverty, or the highest numbers of individuals with barriers to employment in the State.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD041FF2632FA489A9CE0AE79A85E42BA" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Transfer authority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A local board may transfer, if such a transfer is approved by the Governor, up to and including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under section 133(b), and up to and including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area under this subsection for a fiscal year between—</text> <clause id="HD46EDFC81E31496DABA53B2871B85365" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>adult employment and training activities; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HF81D8A9DBEBB4396A5571660DBBE835F" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>activities under this section. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H76CC852942494208B105DF5CAA270CE1"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Use of funds</header> <text>The funds awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F1A3CBF4EC84190B29341F61815A5C2"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>regularly convene stakeholders in a collaborative structure to identify, develop, improve, or expand training, employment, and growth opportunities for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF242AF54A64349A89DCD783C6741BEF7"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>form, expand, and improve training programs, to be managed by eligible industry and sector partnerships that include attainment of industry-recognized credentials, the integration of work-based learning activities with training curricula and occupational certification programs, and that address specific workforce issues and needs of groups of workers, with a priority on individuals with a barrier to employment, within regional labor markets in the State;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H237DE46B2733487EB33DCCABA4E7FC3C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>strengthen the coordination of eligible industry and sector partnerships and programs with the programs administered under subtitle B of this title and with the one-stop partners described in section 121; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFDF7468B1004E1F9497722188BE0A42"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>to directly provide, or arrange for the provision of, services to help individuals with barriers to employment and other participants complete and successfully transition out of training described in subparagraph (B), which services shall include career services, supportive services, or the provision of needs-related payments.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA6224A46770E462594FB84DFE132318E"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Competitive grants</header> <paragraph id="H929F8675ECCC44898336263A92AB6AF6"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Grants authorized</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships for the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C0DDBCB009C4A4A9D0B168BA2410B24"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Application</header> <subparagraph id="HF0E5C9AF42424BFEB00FD37B86FE4DBF"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>Form and procedure</header> <text>To receive a grant under this subsection, the lead applicant on behalf of an eligible industry or sector partnership shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as specified by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22DAF93B83FA40BD86477B7F077A3A4B"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Contents</header> <text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain at a minimum the following:</text> <clause id="HCBC3B2DE1E28451A9413F83BF60C32E6"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>Identification of the high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation on which such partnership is focused.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0E04F0ED54834BA4A69D337EE5C992D3"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>A description of the activities to be carried out under the grant.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0379BB24F33F4F12A3DCA71E19085A6E"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>A description of the workers that will be targeted for recruitment as program participants, how a priority of service under the grant will be provided to individuals with barriers to employment, and how the activities will be designed to maximize access and eliminate barriers to entry to training and other activities for such individuals.</text> </clause> <clause id="HFB01CDA599AA40A6AEC397DFE0D825AE"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>A description of other Federal or non-Federal resources that will be leveraged in support of the eligible industry or sector partnership (including cash or in-kind contributions from private-sector partners).</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D6B9DE81A3D470390DB7E1158761100"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Uses of funds</header> <text>An eligible industry or sector partnership awarded a grant under this subsection shall use such grant funds—</text> <subparagraph id="HEAE94A698CEF44B9B5E77534C9025464"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>to engage and regularly convene stakeholders in a collaborative structure to identify, develop, improve, or expand training, employment, and growth opportunities for the high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation on which such partnership is focused;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68AB1C069E6846BB80FF4929042A1D71"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>to directly provide, or arrange for the provision of, high-quality, evidence-based training for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations on which such partnership is focused, which shall include training that leads to the attainment of nationally or regionally portable and stackable recognized postsecondary credentials for the industry sector or occupations described in paragraph (A), including—</text> <clause id="HC88C268BD54C4E6CA37B8AB9EFF3611D"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>training provided through apprenticeship programs, or pre-apprenticeship programs that articulate to apprenticeship programs, labor organizations, or joint labor-management partnerships;</text> </clause> <clause id="H9D3A604CD39A427CA8E106C96DEF58D4"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>on-the job training, customized training, and paid internships and work experience;</text> </clause> <clause id="HC1EE21FFEBBF4443991E4144FF2EB542"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>incumbent worker training to support lower wage workers in upgrading skills and advancing along a career pathway; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H5FE513008DD44362A3E76C37BF606FEC"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>training services, in addition to those described in clauses (i) through (iii), that are authorized under section 134(c)(3)(D), including occupational skills training; and</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H758EFA9F2B8B47558233E9656894EF42"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>to directly provide, or arrange for the provision of, services to help individuals with barriers to employment and other participants complete and successfully transition out of training described in subparagraph (B), which services shall include career services, supportive services, or the provision of needs-related payments authorized under subsections (c)(2), (c)(4), and (d)(3) of section 134.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF3BE3D8930740C6947EF3EDCE5C93AE"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Priority in selection of grants</header> <text>The Secretary shall give priority consideration in applications that demonstrate the ability to serve eligible individuals in targeted economic regions that are experiencing high-poverty, have traditionally been underserved by regional economic development and sector partnership activities (including rural areas), or is facing or at risk of facing significant worker dislocation due to a disruption or change in the regional or State economy or labor market.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H329C8377DE2046F8B729008F1E8A1F7C"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Program accountability and evaluation</header> <paragraph id="HB65101B4819C4512A678A13E875E3E1E"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The grants awarded under this section are subject to—</text> <subparagraph id="H33FE044F84034A5A862B2F2E8016B733"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the primary indicators of performance under section 116(b)(2)(A) and expected levels of performance relating to such indicators; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H793FD3491C1847EDB23CD74F4CA56DD6"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>such additional measures as the Secretary deems appropriate, which may include skills attainment, wage or career progression, training-related employment, and additional job quality measures.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE44C802812A649FB912AD31CF25D3743"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Evaluation</header> <text>Not later than 5 years after the first award of funds under this section is made the Secretary (acting through the chief evaluation officer) shall design and conduct an evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the program carried out this section.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE2BC983C88234C6AA25CC295B79E1118"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Publication</header> <text>The Secretary shall publish the outcomes of grantees under the indicators and measures described in paragraph (1) and the evaluation described in paragraph (2) on a publicly accessible website, and submit the evaluation findings to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H78EE8DAAB57447F99C47AD0CC10D7E58"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations; reservations</header> <paragraph id="H1C361CA99EE04982964B43E03585C520"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE2C7862820A4D18BC48A3BD6CA1BA38"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6521007D66F34E62849CF5374D0342D4"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>$1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBDF5F81447549FF9F5ACB6121B19E12"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>$1,210,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF2EC7CE67B4A4A3CB9890DA12FB9E0AE"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>$1,331,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2EEA2F79FC8D49E4BDF458820EAE171A"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>$1,464,100,000 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9B0B2A73B2D4FBAA4C49D3BFBED4EBA"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>$1,610,510,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H922330F40C824E38972DE90A74E77C8B"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Reservation of funds</header> <text>Of the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent which—</text> <subparagraph id="H0684E9F62E93493BA3FC29AD00627C29"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>may be used for administration of the program described in this section, in addition to any other funds available for these activities, including providing comprehensive technical assistance, targeted outreach to eligible partnerships serving local areas with high unemployment rates or high percentages of low-income individuals or individuals with barriers to employment; and oversight to support eligible partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1BBF7AF739945AAA37AE943EAC53CAF"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>shall be used to conduct an evaluation of the activities carried out under this section and for reporting on the performance and impact of programs funded under this section.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDC677A66E20949F28AF6736C31335704"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HC23C2B3B009040BEA8F988A2011E39E7"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Eligible industry or sector partnership</header> <text>The term <term>eligible industry or sector partnership</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H7C806B39F1164553A3C56940F6C8E0B7"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>an industry or sector partnership, which shall include multiple representatives described in each of clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (26)(A) of section 3; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55CE68BAA56245A389110907FAF95F85"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a partnership of multiple entities described in section 3(26) and a State board or local board, that is in the process of establishing an industry or sector partnership.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D7D16BEA4BC4702A08F8157BA0F00D9"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Lead applicant</header> <text>The term <term>lead applicant</term> means an applicant for a grant under this section that is a State board, local board, institution of higher education, labor-management partnership, labor organization, industry association, or other State and regional nonprofit organizations with experience in designing, convening, and expanding industry or sector partnerships.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H8BCDF2003BF243ECA507190DB052851D"> <enum>280.</enum> <header>Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grants</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 174, as added by the preceding section, the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF9D30D82319A427591FBAF468FA731C9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H36ADCBD58EF340E98F47AE045D686D28"> <enum>175.</enum> <header>Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grants</header> <subsection id="HCA5169F2E8A6436BBCFAB44D980621F7"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Authority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to States to create workforce longitudinal administrative databases and associated resources for the purpose of strengthening workforce development program quality, protecting privacy, and improving transparency.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3872D165C2F341B78ED6BBDCC460E67D"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Priority</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to States that—</text> <paragraph id="HA2D5BF4F34094850829F8161DF7F1B1C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>have not previously received such a grant;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8401AF5EF7A14BBD8D18FF5EBCB582B2"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the greatest need to improve their data infrastructure; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA21EC88EAB424B79AA7F25AE66D134ED"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will use non-Federal contributions to improve State data infrastructure and related resources;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0C6CFDF9B674982816EC4B510B6006A" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>support co-enrollment in workforce related programs;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEFFC0F5894F464A8F711CEA42E6C1AE" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>participate and contribute data to the State’s linked longitudinal data system, including submitting data that when linked with elementary and secondary school and postsecondary data, provides the State the ability to create more data tools and analytics; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4808BFBB9D649BA86B45F0D2E4D13C1" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>enable research and program improvement activities.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7442B46C2D4F49828A8EC0C92CF5C35C"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Supplement, not supplant</header> <text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds used for developing State data systems.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H982E1AF1ED30415DAD7D8509B138EE90"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Administrative costs</header> <text>The Secretary shall reserve not more than 10 percent of funds made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year for the provision of technical assistance to support the implementation of grants awarded under this section.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEE5C0D0EF3A741B7A43616CFDC17A536"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Privacy</header> <text>Nothing in this section shall require the disaggregation of data when the number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or when the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual, or would reveal such information when combined with other released information.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD822E9129AE54BE3AD65CBB840799F5B"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="HAF5AFA17998A487D831A75351DD23EE0"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD365247C89C0472395C206BB717BFDC3"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H026D47C42E5F4A20B2F737BCA4365B9A"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H622FB2091CCA4A3690C16A90525D3614"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H65F0D5C11B0F4583A282FE494C704945"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DB349DCA51F494689B194CBB82AC385"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H15C10F0C571C4C5A9F247C5D106E5705" commented="no"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Definition</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3, except such term also includes each of the outlying areas (as defined in section 3). </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HED429C33B30E4414870F5C3D1E1A71D2"> <enum>281.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 176 (as redesignated by section 277), is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H914DB4A98B9945AB88981B37AC358A80" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H649EA6187A7C4B7C97051E09102AF771"> <enum>176.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="H8A702F7DF8CA436892F6ADB775D12792" commented="no"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Native American programs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 166 (not including subsection (k) of such section)—</text> <paragraph id="H96A8DC5DCA46464781346E75CFD5EFA2" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$66,400,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4263809C9B414E18B7FDF11684DB0395" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$73,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E92E3FE4F2E426E977E80CDE7A6B416" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$80,300,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H25D90B25B85445B0A5B60F2E32A06581" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$88,300,000 for fiscal year 2026; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF847E9697F0B4AE2955381499771883D" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$97,100,000 for fiscal year 2027; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5832FD8F1722466D87BBB0D5A6282713" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$106,800,000 for fiscal year 2028. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1FA86EB8BF04418F84C45B755DCFF9BB" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 167—</text> <paragraph id="HF10841BE4618483E805B733D4958373D" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$109,100,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F12E7262A1741BEAD961208C58DB68F" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$114,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F139C94DD8146838B5490351E23AD8E" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$120,300,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF828C9CB13F34E30B9EF0B44504D98C2" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$126,300,000 for fiscal year 2026; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD0BB920EACA94B95B19FCF4A105D2934" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$132,600,000 for fiscal year 2027; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3E31450821748DBBEE56B1809365036" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$139,200,000 for fiscal year 2028. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBD68869C4D364A2486E156EE897027ED" commented="no"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Technical assistance</header> <text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 168—</text> <paragraph id="H862B1AD7EE224B2A9557177D798840F0" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,600,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H78BAB46C1DF249F6B38446BC3C524FF8" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,800,000 for fiscal year 2024; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE78909A13764EF88079332E10F36A2B" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF39AED4BB8E04ADA8541701FD91028E8" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,200,000 for fiscal year 2026; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H830B6A98BA5A4DF1A22C53A3E37DD7B7" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,400,000 for fiscal year 2027; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H932832731CEB4470ACB1FFA73CB91C74" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,600,000 for fiscal year 2028. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3D019C2259D54E8E8749CC58E5B0B549" commented="no"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Evaluations and Research</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 169—</text> <paragraph id="H7345A92CC1DB40E8BFE75340B03CA90A" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$116,700,000 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H647790B2361847ADA323405AC132599B" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$122,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H648FDF26123F44E6B121E0A2ADFDD298" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$128,600,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC1A71CBA69E40F4A34DBE4110763053" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$135,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H40DCBAD154BE44BBBFDCA87F5A278A49" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$141,800,000 for fiscal year 2027; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H585EE2E39FDF44B9BDD62F3DF29EE1D1" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$148,900,000 for fiscal year 2028. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="HE4D8C6660AB546C2AA6ACBBB26B5A1BE"> <enum>E</enum> <header>Administration</header> <section id="HF84A6EDB0688449BB169AB1643B70AEC" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>291.</enum> <header>Nondiscrimination</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 188 (29 U.S.C. 3248) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H118CACB2A8F042528C177F6F06E6D40E" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (a)(5), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Provided that it shall not be a violation of this paragraph to exclude any individual from participation or employment in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance where such participation or employment, or access to the premises upon which any part of such program, activity, or employment is performed, is subject to any requirements imposed in the interest of the national security of the United States under any security program in effect pursuant to or administered under any statute or regulation of the United States, Executive Order of the President, or other Federal contractual requirement, and such individual does not meet such requirements.</quote>; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3C416F37CCC4E92820D210C715E7382"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in subsection (e) is amended by striking <quote>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote> and inserting <quote>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HB74CFB368D904E09802FD98157864D3F"> <enum>292.</enum> <header>Secretarial administrative authorities and responsibilities</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 189 (29 U.S.C. 3249) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0376EC466A2D4EA385E9C92812C48263"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>the Workforce</quote> and inserting <quote>Labor</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9178B99CA4E1439C8188C68E687DC941"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (g)(2)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>subsection (a) or (b) of section 169 (relating to evaluations, research projects, studies and reports, and multistate projects)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 169 relating to evaluations, research projects, studies and reports, multistate projects, and the workforce development innovation fund</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H714E7792AA7A47A0A0D03A4527F9F3C9" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (h);</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C6807B8E89B46869088A002EE64A023" commented="no"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1097921885074928B1EF580EFB43382B" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (h) (as so redesignated) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8D6CA026B65F4064AB3140CDD21D4B6F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H6F8961B3A1A04A69B8D26BA3906B803E" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (excluding requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, the colocation of employment service offices with one-stop centers, the designation of a cooperating State agency, and requirements relating to universal access to basic labor exchange services without cost to jobseekers).</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HE284E4797BD84E52B4B9D0326431038F"> <enum>293.</enum> <header>Guard rails for program integrity</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 194 (29 U.S.C. 3254) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEDFB7AC5939B4BE7A970A83E329DCF0E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H1135CA75564A4BBB9B7EFDE0E69493B3" commented="no"> <enum>(16)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An institution of higher education that is a proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)(A)) may not be—</text> <subparagraph id="H719D7D87CC854F539F3CCE5F2F56E774" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated or certified as a one-stop operator under section 121(d), or awarded funds under this title to operate a one-stop center; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF4FD582CE9D427EBB5ED8C20C567204" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>appointed to a State board or local board under section 101 or 107, respectively.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </subtitle> <enum>III</enum> <header>Adult education and family literacy</header> <section id="H08EE62E4B5BD499986F2858DB8074AEB"> <enum>301.</enum> <header>Family literacy</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The heading of title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.) is amended by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">Family</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">Literacy</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </section> <section id="H342DEFD78B654EDBABC1FF18DB347D58"> <enum>302.</enum> <header>Purpose</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3CBA6814032C4A90A692CDCBB4AEFBC2" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>family</quote> before <quote>literacy activities</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9FCE4F02BC845BD915E356F1894C733" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9069187976BB4BB192E7FCB9AA59DBB6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3D430E9C32BC4F889B5983CFC850B505"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills (including digital skills) necessary for employment, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation in all aspects of adult life;</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H632B3F1298DF4A84AB408AFCCB62F864" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC5E9D9D31C11430DB3C2A58A0AC55ACF" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC6E8BF4229E84B90A42496840D7A8864" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H27B46A63388C4D1D86745D30E0704C0D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="HBEA787EE053D42DB8A57A2FD480169EA" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">digital skills; and</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HE851B48BF4D84C139D82B118BBB137B8"> <enum>303.</enum> <header>Definitions</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBD4D702DD6F14ABE82F684DF5F7CC65F" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H207E93B671784CC494633BBA162999DD" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CE1ACA4F2DC4BF6B83D8F4C69A8C8AC" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC6FA6D3E045D4F3A948E6C57B97B0F6D" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H16299E396E72475DB97955A7C3929468" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2A60E9967BBC45B184A757C692802B3B" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and use digitial technology skills; and</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H632BB7F3D4C345C18C82F44741DC54B3" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, digital skills activities offered in conjunction with other adult education and literacy activities</quote> after <quote>family literacy activities</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H21D93243CFD740B594C8604D938590A4" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>family</quote> before <quote>literacy activities</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE7BB9E2623F46B2A3EC141FB5ED7186"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking <quote>is basic skills deficient</quote> and inserting <quote>has foundational skills needs</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9200FC0B4974DB798C8DA97CE03EDCA" commented="no"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>in paragraph (9)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B894A47EEFC4F649993AE340E2DF62A" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>economic prospects</quote> and inserting <quote>economic and educational prospects</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5B361C3A37A4553A8EC89F8297D8BE6" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC3608118B30449E7B4E2112E923DA9B3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H5C7F6F0FC5044E00819F936346AFB733" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Digital literacy activities to enable parents or family members to develop and use digital literacy skills to support their children’s learning.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H47C4596E068A499186A73A7FAB759606" commented="no"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H68685CDCC0A248A68EF6BD83485889C7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HC6F209638DC7478B8654C25B5DD1C811" commented="no"> <enum>(11)</enum> <header>Integrated education and training</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>integrated education and training</term> means a service approach that provides adult education and family literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training (and which may be provided concurrently with other adult education activities and services, such as adult basic education) for a specific high-wage, high demand occupation or occupational cluster (including, as appropriate, for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs) for the purpose of educational and career advancement.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2281D82B05A481B832787F3A3555D57"> <enum>(7)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFC377E33DF074D159DE1626C36595FEB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HACCC35467A2845C8860744A130C00D43"> <enum>(12)</enum> <header>Integrated English literacy and civics education</header> <text>The term <term>integrated English literacy and civics education</term> means instruction in literacy and English and other education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries—</text> <subparagraph id="HAB64FB5A760B45ACB0C4231096F52B39"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>that enables such adults—</text> <clause id="H8D4100F156E9409B9BFBD176449B594B"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>to achieve competency in the English language;</text> </clause> <clause id="H77DFB8E5685642A59A499884350D0C49"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>to build knowledge of United States history and civics;</text> </clause> <clause id="H739EB7D13C7F4F57813CA5A9DCC1512D"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>to prepare for United States citizenship and the naturalization process;</text> </clause> <clause id="HF56EA86BFB004707AA53240E54B38AC6"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use digital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as a worker, a parent or a family member, and a member of society; </text> </clause> <clause id="H0862294AC16242CCAE7F737548BA8460"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>to apply for Federal and other student financial aid and enroll in postsecondary education or other further learning; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HA0FA487FB5C5407BBC4541345D89253A"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to locate and apply for registered apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H228202C9141648F3AAC9E713030B5924"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>which may include—</text> <clause id="H62F3B3E6C08C40FDB7FF66CBF73281AD"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>preparation for a high school equivalency diploma or postsecondary training or education;</text> </clause> <clause id="H6024259757824D338F1FC63BCA02E28C"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>preparation for employment; </text> </clause> <clause id="HB27A765E527C435D8FB7D0CF768BF7C7"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparation for apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs, or the provision of information regarding where to acquire that preparation; or</text> </clause> <clause id="HF6396D06FA01493898FED671852E7633"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>instruction in—</text> <subclause id="HC145CE96256748959E4C252DAB833275"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>navigating the early childhood, elementary and secondary, and postsecondary education systems;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HADA9F760EB3F4ACFA73CA2C0040ABB58"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>financial literacy;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9FC6CFB63E464CF8912C5A4F4B0BB511"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the housing market in the United States; or</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H51F3BA2FB03B408AB7C64BFE2E72913E"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>accessing Federal, State, and local health care systems.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E459322C1F54510BF351109D4459EF3" commented="no"> <enum>(8)</enum> <text>in paragraph (13) by striking <quote>and solve problems,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>solve problems, and use digital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as an employee, a parent or a family member, and a member of society.</quote>; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE97F37454EC5421E9F4BCD52D7493CB8"> <enum>(9)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (16) and (17) as paragraphs (17) and (18), respectively; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B6681CA193141D997C14DD5D11C41E8"> <enum>(10)</enum> <text>by inserting after paragraph (15), the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6F6E36E4A35F42FEB720CEEFF0D730CF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H7812EF64FCD943DF81474D238178CEF6"> <enum>(16)</enum> <header>Universal design for learning</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>universal design for learning</term> has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H17FC7D9EEBC74F769454AB934483B17B"> <enum>(11)</enum> <text>in paragraph (18), as redesignated by paragraph (9)—</text> <subparagraph id="H910BB385D12442EC91C5E3D2DE3D7076"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>using information</quote> and inserting <quote>using and acquiring information</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H93435302533147ACAF561000FBE696CA"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>education or training</quote> and inserting <quote>education or training (including registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs)</quote>. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HE9479A92F5CD486BB634C1940B3FBA51"> <enum>304.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 206 (29 U.S.C. 3275) is amended by striking <quote>$577,667,000 for fiscal year 2015</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>$785,100,000 for fiscal year 2023, $824,400,000 for fiscal year 2024, $865,600,000 for fiscal year 2025, $908,900,000 for fiscal year 2026, $954,300,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $1,002,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HCA9B942567A8482FB8902CB4E0CA1F4C"> <enum>305.</enum> <header>Performance accountability system</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212 (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE6CC61009B314EC7A85BE71FE23D529D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H9B0946680B4F47F2A2773F136639B2EB"> <enum>212.</enum> <header>Performance accountability system</header> <subsection id="H933228AF78804D6C909331EF0E27ED4E"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Programs and activities authorized in this title are subject to the performance accountability provisions described in section 116.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9CD4C71902874EEAA06603D95C1B7740"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Innovative performance accountability system demonstration program</header> <paragraph id="H9891425175EE46C0A38C1FA0D9137A47"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize one or more eligible entities to implement an innovative performance accountability system that uses alternative primary indicators of performance that reflect the objectives and activities of the entity’s adult education and family literacy programs and measure the attainment of the education and employment goals of the participants in such programs. The innovative performance accountability system may include—</text> <subparagraph id="H207812550A77491ABB6DA6CDED0AB67E"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance indicators attained while an individual is enrolled in an adult education and family literacy program; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H99AEA489FB5B4F69876D5871F84655F2"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>performance indicators attained after an individual exits such a program.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF259F3E39884276AC651F35EBDB7730"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Demonstration period</header> <subparagraph id="H214A9AE2705C4AFBA60BF9299F76817F"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the period during which an eligible entity may carry out an innovative accountability system authorized under this subsection shall be a period determined by the Secretary that does not exceed five years. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H053C2A24299E4CF7B7D24F72A88E1ABC"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Extension</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may extend, by up to one year, the demonstration period determined under subparagraph (A) for an eligible entity if—</text> <clause id="H39BAE5D9DBC44AA98C7C7589887DA2CC"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the innovative accountability system implemented by the entity is successfully meeting the objectives of this subsection; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H8F2E91C6849A446D8F8C96D4C9CE689D"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the total period during which the entity implements such system under the demonstration program, inclusive of such extension, does not exceed six years.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H85B6089FC6654AB59E3DCD01624239B9"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Application</header> <subparagraph id="HBA8892862A27497087D5C968B678FE90"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Subject to subparagraph (C), an eligible entity that seeks authorization to implement an innovative performance accountability system under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCCA955F90DF74AFEBCA59DCC554C0DAD"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Contents</header> <text>At a minimum, each application under this paragraph shall include—</text> <clause id="H8AF58F29FD5B47BA979883FDBC18EDFB"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>a description of the objectives of the innovative performance accountability system proposed by the eligible entity;</text> </clause> <clause id="HD916585A7A924FD0878D50A0F0676AA8"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>a description of such accountability system, including a description of the performance indicators to be used;</text> </clause> <clause id="H66F817A4DCD243A381E226A33B45A916"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the duration of the period over which the entity intends to carry out the proposed accountability system;</text> </clause> <clause id="H01863B587DBB460392F927E07AE1A97F"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>an explanation of why the entity believes the alternative indicators of performance proposed by the entity would more accurately measure the attainment of the objectives of the entity’s adult education and family literacy programs compared to the indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i);</text> </clause> <clause id="HEBC66F10A97E4134AC559397121624C9"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an explanation of how the proposed performance indicators are expected to provide a valid and reliable measurement of the effectiveness of the entity’s adult education and family literacy programs with respect to the individuals served by such programs;</text> </clause> <clause id="H25CACE60395B4C6BB03886FF75646DAA"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>a description of how the entity will report to the Secretary and make publicly available the proposed indicators of performance on a timely basis;</text> </clause> <clause id="H1677CADAEB5845188E63A3214CC196A3"> <enum>(vii)</enum> <text>an assurance that the entity will prepare and submit the final report required under paragraph (4); and</text> </clause> <clause id="HFB010BA50682461BBCFBD26910A0DB47"> <enum>(viii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how the innovative accountability system may be relevant to and replicated by States and outlying areas.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA079C77AD1A743978370C3EF74CBF3D6"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Review of certain applications</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which an eligible entity that is a consortium of eligible providers seeks authorization to implement an innovative performance accountability system under this subsection—</text> <clause id="H94079ECA30E54BA5A4F7015D5A0209B5"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the consortium shall submit the application described in subparagraph (A) to the eligible agency of the State or outlying area in which the consortium intends to implement the system;</text> </clause> <clause id="HAA39B3FE7AC443DE8FBBA7330981B675"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>the eligible agency shall review the application; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HC1AA32E1E677486CA126A5AF9080DAA2"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>if the eligible agency approves the application, the agency shall forward the application to the Secretary together with any comments of the agency regarding the content of the application.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE71FF881E9C84DDB943B2851DD89CF46"> <enum>(4)</enum> <header>Progress Report</header> <subparagraph id="H54FF187E9762422A9D4726B9F1722A66"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>Not later than 180 days before the end of the initial demonstration period applicable to an eligible entity under paragraph (2)(A), and before the Secretary authorizes any extension of the demonstration period under paragraph (2)(B) for such entity, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report on the initial progress (in this paragraph referred to as the <quote>progress report</quote>) of the innovative accountability system implemented by the eligible entity under this section.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFE32415EF9A4AB794E6C12532A74457"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Elements</header> <text>The progress report under subparagraph (A) shall be based on the annual information submitted by participating local providers and shall include an assessment of the following:</text> <clause id="HA8DAA417202A419A881B982066550B31"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>The burden placed on the local programs to implement and carry out the innovative accountability system.</text> </clause> <clause id="H1F7EEF113AB54E078F2C703FBEBE82E3"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>Whether and to what extent—</text> <subclause id="H79BA5340506D4702996AFD5350AC16C2"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>the eligible entity has solicited feedback from local program directors and instructors about their satisfaction with the innovative accountability system;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HA95D646A393A443DBB5B0DC002DFB37E"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>local program instructors and directors have demonstrated a commitment and capacity to implement or continue to implement the system;</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H4EB7916F8A0C422C9710A5CFEA8DFA49"> <enum>(III)</enum> <text>the system was used to measure the performance indicators for all students participating in the system; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="HC7234178B6E3498CBA9E60844AAE2180"> <enum>(IV)</enum> <text>the innovative accountability system can be used across States.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA692646A7084E39983D5CFB43EB29CF"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Peer review</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline" /> <clause id="H98BE7770B7144EE1B23B2D197CAA38F6"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The eligible entity shall conduct a peer review of the innovative performance accountability system implemented by the eligible entity under this section. </text> </clause> <clause id="HD4C3C8C7DF344089864AD7173A0770F7"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Peer review team</header> <text>For purposes of conducting the peer review under clause (i), the eligible entity shall assemble a team of subject matter experts who—</text> <subclause id="HBFE4215FD29A4641B90C3B77E5BBA2A1"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>are knowledgeable about innovative accountability systems; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H55FA0E23402A4191B4415C0AFF7C656B"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>have demonstrated experience developing and implementing such systems.</text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H3684000F3F454EC7A2096158CB870A0F"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Methodology</header> <text>The methodology of the peer review shall meet requirements to be jointly established by the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education.</text> </clause> <clause id="H0965A94BD5EA4B858FC08365156BB44E"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <header>Elements</header> <text>The peer review shall determine the extent to which the innovative accountability system includes primary indicators that reflect the objectives and activities of the State’s adult education and family literacy programs.</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC34E73CE842443EEAAD71A967D8DE673"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Comments</header> <text>The eligible entity shall provide a response to the findings of the progress report.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0612D4BE59847C2B4AF0897A7F43FA8" commented="no"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Public availability</header> <text>The progress report under this paragraph, including any comments provided under subparagraph (D), shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the eligible entity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DDEFD1E35A3493F8B508480F5F3F392"> <enum>(5)</enum> <header>Final report</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the conclusion of the demonstration period applicable to an eligible entity under paragraph (2), the entity shall submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the innovative performance accountability system implemented by the entity under this subsection. Each such report shall include the entity’s assessment of whether, and to what extent, the innovative performance accountability system achieved its objectives.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A4521713F9C41379FC4AE188FE1C9D6"> <enum>(6)</enum> <header>Continued reporting</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity shall continue to report to the State, or the Secretary, as applicable, on the indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) during the demonstration period.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5365BD1241C4184AEC0DBB89C61CA04"> <enum>(7)</enum> <header>Development and dissemination of best practices</header> <text>The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HF002C8FA1DDC4EEEB953F3E037014E83"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>based on the results of the demonstration programs authorized under this subsection and in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences and the Secretary of Labor, identify best practices for the development and implementation of innovative performance accountability systems; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA05F14F365B342098FE1C6BA89F0D6A8"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>disseminate information on those practices, including by making such information available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Education.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H71ABA4CFF02E4B2CBAA0147CF8BF9E44"> <enum>(8)</enum> <header>Relationship to other requirements</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the requirements of section 116 or to authorize the Secretary to modify or replace the performance accountability measures required under section 116. An eligible entity participating in a demonstration program under this subsection shall be subject to the applicable requirements of section 116 while participating in such program.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCA94D24D6A7449F8813A023C5CC16C0"> <enum>(9)</enum> <header>Eligible entity defined</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HEAADCA24C78D4319B5C07B976A2D163C"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>an eligible agency;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31E3DE62798D4F6489534D3F9C09E4F1"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>a consortium of eligible agencies; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5012D7E09E3420A8ED821C7DAB7BCA9"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>a consortium of eligible providers within a State or outlying area.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HAE4364A1665E4301B4700924952AEB10" commented="no"> <enum>306.</enum> <header>State distribution of funds; matching requirement</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222(b) (29 U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4ABDE6C3072143F48930E0E057CCC5A8" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HF586740D259D4BBCBA4AF471CA4B1294" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Public availability of information on matching funds</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible agency shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website of such agency and in an easily accessible format, information documenting the non-Federal contributions made available to adult education and family literacy programs pursuant to this subsection, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H48F4FD1FE69D4B4F91C10BF70AD83813" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the sources of such contributions; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB43B7CDBCB9B4F45A33A0C13C5417B62" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in the case of funds made available by a State or outlying area, an explanation of how such funds are distributed to eligible providers.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block /> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H08C0B71401E54617B098C75CC3353164" commented="no"> <enum>307.</enum> <header>State leadership activities</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 223(a) (29 U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H54CA5D3AFDC04BD995A9FE7A58733C84"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1)(C)—</text> <subparagraph id="HE9E0F64B3E4645EA99A87780F7B77503"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2106A4B3F48544738C6B49A64700C2DA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H7D9E43E9C99F48C195308A8844D9671E"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the role of eligible providers as a one-stop partner to provide access to employment, education (including apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs), and training services;</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4178FA37F99E4A9089CCDBE973B04A74"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C06ECB6D4E647388EE6E50A3D34C9FE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H99BE07206D1B488EAC7037420F038ABA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <clause id="H7D336DAB27F1420593AC334722791B59"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance for students to be able to locate and apply for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs.</text> </clause> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0E46F2EAD3742F288B3C5D698B4C1F0"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="HB52BD5D942C643F0AEE77F5A96ACC38A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, such as the development and maintenance of policies for the credentialing of adult educators who demonstrate effectiveness.</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB221102770AB48F9A20F755E4EFB6629" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (N); and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H42B5B60451BF43B5B89763BD4CAA3C93" commented="no"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2D21A8F601F04CC6B60C07194AA4AC30" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H0C2C02FCF34948BE98692E3E2D87C4BE" commented="no"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strengthening the quality of adult education and family literacy programs in the State through support for improved credentials, program quality standards, and certification and accreditation requirements.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H5A337B65325848BD800AA10948B29500"> <enum>308.</enum> <header>Grants and contracts for eligible providers</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 231(e)(6) (29 U.S.C. 3321(e)(6)) is amended by striking <quote>including scientifically valid research and effective educational practice</quote> and inserting <quote>including the application of the principles of universal design for learning, scientifically valid research, and effective educational practice</quote>. </text> </section> <section id="HAF49A15B45924F29A9F52053A933BC85" commented="no"> <enum>309.</enum> <header>Local administrative cost limits</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 233(a) (29 U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6728BC1CC64D4A9A86F3A2EC28BF257D" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>95 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>85 percent</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E87E09169544499A0F41BB063770FDF" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H631F939353C64DA9AC6998729C3D99DC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H5DCC7CE5FD82444C8AE09A25BA963203" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the remaining amount—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA75D79EAC3242ECBF3BC4C0426A2E46" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 10 percent may be used for professional development for adult educators; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD169F7D8E9634D9B84EEA8AC9ED2BCA8" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>not more than 5 percent may be used for planning, administration (including carrying out the requirements of section 116), and the activities described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 232.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HB4D967B096864F55856B7CE400B96CAD" commented="no"> <enum>310.</enum> <header>National leadership activities</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 242 (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFE25E405D1F44194BA65DD2F4853A9F3" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA270D01EDAFC4A94BFB03F469B241F61" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HD9438DF8CE444FAA87ECB2C03120FCA3" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance to help States meet the requirements of section 116, including assistance to ensure that—</text> <subparagraph id="H67203B1B8824412B9F34C22FC7E804DE" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>the outcomes and other data required pursuant to that section are collected and reported in a timely and accessible manner; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5249F9AC9F1C4DFFB2BE2C9B5127C37E" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>such data are reported consistently across States and eligible providers and are reviewed for quality and consistency by the Department of Education;</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H40536B30E3FB48DC9BDAFE2D1D20A140" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H50142DB4E93A4640A2CB1BF426DED3F3"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="H8CE165997C9D453BA91E2EA880E16844"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C);</text> </clause> <clause id="H85674CAFCACE4E0F95A69FF42F924170"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HAAF0AF5C1DBF4C80A48A03AFE7DDBD4F"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H264940FB8399496FA200FBA41BA5BBDC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HA26C12BF4A7446989097E44E06FEF6FA"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance in the dissemination or provision of information for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs.</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H258A5F48B49746F4864797DB0D9B3049"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HFAC5F5C3608E4BF7BBE6A9A459E044B5" commented="no"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </clause> <clause id="H6C4608ACD5FF4700B72622469737F367" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (L); and</text> </clause> <clause id="H5B209AEDDC43485FAEFD752B4451D52C" commented="no"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H42EB8BC97D4642189A65562D2BE2AF39" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H24B77CF09A0D48A4BAF99620B036A1CB" commented="no"> <enum>(G)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and rigorously evaluating model programs for the preparation of effective adult educators;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H21278348E92F47D7B80103409ECB84EB" commented="no"> <enum>(H)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out initiatives to support the professionalization of adult education through—</text> <clause id="H3D3BD65E2B91488B9BD1BDB966A3E0F8"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the creation and implementation of full-time staffing models; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HBEC0B052D70647ACB2EC708DA752479B"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>improved credentials, program quality standards, and certification and accreditation requirements that States may adopt on a voluntary basis;</text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C05B022521B412383897D5B63EFCA7B"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>carrying out initiatives to support the professionalization of adult education through the creation and implementation of full-time staffing models;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC440B8E3C01E43909BF85DFD797B9286" commented="no"> <enum>(J)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing professional development and technical assistance to adult educators; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D264C0D54BE44FDBF713E541F0A307C"> <enum>(K)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporating the principles of universal design for learning for any activity carried out under subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HF10F850E171C4821B311A9F13323562A"> <enum>311.</enum> <header>Integrated English literacy and civics education</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 243 (29 U.S.C. 3333) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9EFF8F067ADB4093B7AE11CA6A547FB5"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5C105767D5D84298B5958D0A94B94DBF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HC780542527E143F0A6C69E2C2CB0D9DB"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds made available under section 211(a)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from allotments under subsection (b), for English literacy and civics education, in combination with workforce preparation activities, workplace adult education and family literacy activities, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, integrated education and training activities, or work-based learning.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA368F41FA6647AC801F735E4B3754A2"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4ED524AECE7A47F6BB9F1AAE6E6E1ABC"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, and place such adults in,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD86E5CD9881F4D8994BBB69A1928DD90"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: <quote>, including the identification of in-demand industries and the placement of adult English language learners in unsubsidized employment within these industries</quote>; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H518FE1D8ABDB4455A89352A644217F97"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B3869497E64416FB2C1C43C4F3BA3E2"> <subsection id="H7AE448DEFEA441BCB260DB5D7FD5C237"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>State defined</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3, except that such term also includes each of the outlying areas (as defined in section 3). </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4A0224FF11FE419EB580991652D64310"> <enum>312.</enum> <header>Technical corrections to other laws</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9215(c) of the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8C5D406770EB4890886E996A4265E330"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adult Education and Literacy Act</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Adult Education and Family Literacy Act</header-in-text></quote>; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9531163870F34C3EA330E357DB9186E8"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>the Adult Education and Literacy Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <enum>IV</enum> <header>General provisions </header> <section id="HB21B2DA3E1E244108BE78A10F7EB659E" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"> <enum>401.</enum> <header>Prohibition of national database management</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501(b) (29 U.S.C. 3341) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD5AE41BC0982454FA07A8CAB03D7F6AA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HBE5F91AC4A2B48AE99B361AC315FE7A7" commented="no"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Prohibition of national database management</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act (or the amendments to other laws made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022) shall be construed to permit the development, management, analysis, or maintenance by a private entity (whether for-profit or non-profit) of a national database of personally identifiable information of individuals receiving services under title I, or the amendments to other laws made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H77D0B85E2A584AAEA1599EAB6A46FE1E" commented="no"> <enum>402.</enum> <header>Accessibility</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of title V (29 U.S.C. 3341 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0825CAA9ECC74CCEAECA7859A148F82F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H843674C4C0C84AD7AE29D07E34F60AED" commented="no"> <enum>507.</enum> <header>Accessibility</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any uses of digital technology for the purpose of delivery of service under this Act shall ensure that the website or electronic communication conform to Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 of the Web Accessibility Initiative (or any successor guidelines).</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <enum>V</enum> <header>Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act </header> <section id="H7B68705F6E5840258FCB42979CF73524" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>501.</enum> <header>Inclusion of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2CFB6FEE9CBA49F08E1F3542A6E940D6"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5))—</text> <subparagraph id="H56377E6AA1744D80BF1B6210C03A40E5"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote> and inserting <quote>Puerto Rico</quote>; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50BCC590341C49FA9EA472EA662B1FDF"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0843F0AB9A84C4C9C03A4DC546341F6"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A575DE875E247A7A328A95D763F2DDD"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))—</text> <subparagraph id="H741F598C24504CBC99D866A91D753987"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa</quote> after <quote>except for Guam</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H288E363BC114401389FA69D0B0D5DB84"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>allot to Guam</quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7AFEF72727054A5494908D969A2B45D5" style="OLC"> <text>allot to—</text> <paragraph id="HAFAD95EDE7DE463DBE372D3A1760D0D4"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guam</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C42484D49F5494CABAC8B3962255C48"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4ACB69FB9311480E9B904DEE23C412DF"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3EEAF252BFD74BCAAF9C36A88B4DE927" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H62CB1DC62D134B49BD0F01B577F1F2FB"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa an amount which, in relation to the total amount available for the fiscal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that Guam received of amounts available under this Act in fiscal year 1983.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE77992C27B1B4689906A6CEAAD7C93BA"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 6(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49e(b)(1)), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,</quote> after <quote>does not include Guam</quote>.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H905B4E3D6BD648629A6A2E201F9028E6"> <enum>502.</enum> <header>Workforce and labor market information system</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15(g) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(g)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0A7D4CB3D96F4C5BB214970FD1D589A3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H6E2E724595AD44E98B32C6DBA3FA9DC9"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $74,400,000 for fiscal year 2023, $78,100,000 for fiscal year 2024, $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, $86,100,000 for fiscal year 2026, $90,400,000 for fiscal year 2027, and $94,900,000 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <enum>VI</enum> <header>Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973</header> <section id="H3758ECADA8CA41CCA8F65B8EDE1516EF" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum>601.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HB3B9E493E67449E0B88301932521B8DF"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>State plans</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 100(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H49064D8ACE7142D2B1462E94F5F0DF36" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HDCE9DC9CCCDF45B781704E76C1584164"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of making grants to States under part B to assist States in meeting the costs of vocational rehabilitation services provided in accordance with State plans under section 101, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028, except that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD7A6C61EC2044E25AA6D0590A7107265"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>for fiscal year 2023 the amount to be appropriated shall be not less than $4,052,400,000; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9BBF80BA6ECD4CAE838B6A57F7C6E83A"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>for fiscal year 2024 and each of the succeeding fiscal years, the amount to be appropriated for such a fiscal year shall not be less than the amount of the appropriation under this paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal year, increased by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index determined under subsection (c) for the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H166280CC93C54547B83204B4CC733293"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Client assistance program</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(h) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(h)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB08409D3E8CC4BD499B7AAE49046EDC6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H3E10C73229F045B8BE943BE0C4631404"> <enum>(h)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section—</text> <paragraph id="H6911C356FF914BD58972F79B0E4710DA"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,507,800 for fiscal year 2023;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H54D9C8465AC047468D03C7EB8D8246B0"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>$16,283,190 for fiscal year 2024;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H110AF656D2924D429DEED60B40BF20DB"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>$17,097,350 for fiscal year 2025;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF9905F75156482AAA64EE77A7A99FCA"> <enum>(4)</enum> <text>$17,952,217 for fiscal year 2026;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF55AF5B6FA9A4E10AD4989EBAC0E9909"> <enum>(5)</enum> <text>$18,849,828 for fiscal year 2027; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3825E8CD9E2B4079B3FEFC994EBF4CFC"> <enum>(6)</enum> <text>$19,792,319 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H3A5A6969509D492FB06498D368F5F85D"> <enum>(c)</enum> <header>Research and training</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 761) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7833192912004855AF8F863798F6B7F6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H6467526560BB42AFB48D44E134880EEA"> <enum>201.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $134,357,300 for fiscal year 2023, $141,075,165 for fiscal year 2024, $148,128,923 for fiscal year 2025, $155,535,369 for fiscal year 2026, $163,312,138 for fiscal year 2027, and $171,477,745 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HA3082C75488E475E95F41BDD9EA0BD5D"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Training</header> <text>Section 302(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 772(i)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9070B4EF5BA94E32BC3821C19BC8D619" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H11BB9BC7FBF94287B50AADA9AAFDDF46"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $43,494,001 for fiscal year 2023, $45,668,701 for fiscal year 2024, $47,952,136 for fiscal year 2025, $50,349,743 for fiscal year 2026, $52,867,230 for fiscal year 2027, and $55,510,592 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H8B6B48FB71AF44B68782BE99DFBDAA57"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Demonstration and training programs</header> <text>Section 303(e) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 773(e)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1E47381731984B4185FEFD041C44DF33" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H8B4EC478322D4F6390423C953B8FED99"> <enum>(e)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of carrying out this section there are authorized to be appropriated $7,489,900 for fiscal year 2023, $7,864,395 for fiscal year 2024, $8,257,615 for fiscal year 2025, $8,670,495 for fiscal year 2026, $9,104,020 for fiscal year 2027, and $9,559,221 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E4CA47DDDCA429B83074A5430410E33"> <enum>(f)</enum> <header>National Council on disability</header> <text>Section 405 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 785) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H59FB9D3CDC4A4E16A9641786BF2ECF50" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H7D7C517CACCF4893B41F38EE71BBDC1F"> <enum>405.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $4,117,300 for fiscal year 2023, $4,323,165 for fiscal year 2024, $4,539,323 for fiscal year 2025, $4,766,289 for fiscal year 2026, $5,004,604 for fiscal year 2027, and $5,254,834 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H8912F19FC42749838B4E5866F78D4247" commented="no"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Architectural and transportation barriers compliance board</header> <text>Section 502(j) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA5FF53702E8F4BD8A86E4D6C58C967D6" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H547269124BB449F797AA3494DE8E3F51"> <enum>(j)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the duties and functions of the Access Board under this section $10,835,000 for fiscal year 2023, $11,376,750 for fiscal year 2024, $11,945,588 for fiscal year 2025, $12,542,867 for fiscal year 2026, $13,170,010 for fiscal year 2027, and $13,828,511 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H7B9AD5AF29264E1BAFF76D999F9E4392"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Protection and advocacy of individual rights</header> <text>Section 509(l) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e(l)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H489E46B03DBF4C7388FD728A2B0C8CBF" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H9EAAB3A8191C4B47A0B946371CDFAA84"> <enum>(l)</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $22,808,500 for fiscal year 2023, $23,948,925 for fiscal year 2024, $25,146,371 for fiscal year 2025, $26,403,690 for fiscal year 2026, $27,723,874 for fiscal year 2027, and $29,110,068 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H0C1AD6FA051C46DAA2B43AAFE2340F58"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 610 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 29 U.S.C. 795o) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H11A76196BE04425AA77A87D0D95A666E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HB0BC00FDE991463FA92852C0A304C1BA"> <enum>610.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $35,599,300 for fiscal year 2023, $37,379,265 for fiscal year 2024, $39,248,228 for fiscal year 2025, $41,210,640 for fiscal year 2026, $43,271,172 for fiscal year 2027, and $45,434,730 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H8866D15D880B4BE7BDF6DE614162EE53"> <enum>(j)</enum> <header>Independent living services</header> <text>Section 714 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796e–3) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC1A5BE4CDDE247E0BC5112CAFA498E3E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H02AC46DC43EC463F8F906002CD5E2373"> <enum>714.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $29,564,700 for fiscal year 2023, $31,042,935 for fiscal year 2024, $32,595,082 for fiscal year 2025, $34,224,836 for fiscal year 2026, $35,936,078 for fiscal year 2027, and $37,732,882 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H1226BAAD4F3E4B27B449775B36CDBDAC"> <enum>(k)</enum> <header>Centers for independent living</header> <text>Section 727 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f–6) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC80F4084E1E84E79A669725C33CB71B3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H072697569BC2421C85DFC74537010AB2"> <enum>727.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $101,191,200 for fiscal year 2023, $106,250,760 for fiscal year 2024, $111,563,298 for fiscal year 2025, $117,141,463 for fiscal year 2026, $122,998,536 for fiscal year 2027, and $129,148,463 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5D8FE029E9014A159B3DCF1816E42D67"> <enum>(l)</enum> <header>Independent living services for older individuals who are blind</header> <text>Section 753 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796l) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC30BEA16C2E94D5D8736FA29171D5522" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HFF47559151B64A548DFB35FAF7F57A72"> <enum>753.</enum> <header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $43,055,100 for fiscal year 2023, $45,207,855 for fiscal year 2024, $47,468,248 for fiscal year 2025, $49,841,660 for fiscal year 2026, $52,333,743 for fiscal year 2027, and $54,950,430 for fiscal year 2028.</text> </section> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section>