To establish a program of workforce development as an alternative to college for all, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes legal definitions for the American Workforce Program including key terms: American workforce contract, trainee (US citizen, HS diploma, no bachelors), employer (for-profit only, excluding public agencies), establishes the American Workforce Division within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, headed by a Senate-confirmed Director appointed by the President, with responsibilities including, and establishes the operational framework for the American Workforce Program: employers and trainees enter federally-approved contracts for paid on-the-job training plus educational workforce training. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, exemptions, and product standards. The main policy areas are Workforce Development, Labor, and Education.
Who Benefits and How
Workers without college degrees would be affected, For-profit employers would be affected, and For-profit employers in high-wage industries could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Workers with bachelors degrees would be affected, Public agencies would be affected, and Non-US citizens would be affected.
Key Provisions
- Establishes legal definitions for the American Workforce Program including key terms: American workforce contract, trainee (US citizen, HS diploma, no bachelors), employer (for-profit only, excluding public agencies)...
- Establishes the American Workforce Division within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, headed by a Senate-confirmed Director appointed by the President, with responsibilities including...
- Establishes the operational framework for the American Workforce Program: employers and trainees enter federally-approved contracts for paid on-the-job training plus educational workforce training.
- Requires general provisions: workforce projects may continue beyond 3-year subsidy limit if employer self-funds.
- Requires 5-year and 10-year evaluation reports to Congress comparing the American Workforce Program to registered apprenticeships and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs on completion rates, earnings...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes legal definitions for the American Workforce Program including key terms: American workforce contract, trainee (US citizen, HS diploma, no bachelors), employer (for-profit only, excluding public agencies), establishes the American Workforce Division within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, headed by a Senate-confirmed Director appointed by the President, with responsibilities including, and establishes the operational framework for the American Workforce Program: employers and trainees enter federally-approved contracts for paid on-the-job training plus educational workforce training.
Key Policy Areas
Workforce Development, Labor, Education
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes legal definitions for the American Workforce Program including key terms: American workforce contract, trainee (US citizen, HS diploma, no bachelors), employer (for-profit only, excluding public agencies), establishes the American Workforce Division within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, headed by a Senate-confirmed Director appointed by the President, with responsibilities including, and establishes the operational framework for the American Workforce Program: employers and trainees enter federally-approved contracts for paid on-the-job training plus educational workforce training.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Workers without college degrees
- For-profit employers
- For-profit employers in high-wage industries
- Congress
- Vocational and technical training providers
Identified Costs
- Workers with bachelors degrees
- Public agencies
- Non-US citizens
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Department of Commerce / Secretary
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congress, Department of Commerce, Department of Commerce / Secretary
Positive-direction: Congress, E-Verify system / DHS, Secretary of Commerce
Negative-direction: Department of Commerce / Secretary, Director of American Workforce Division, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Public agencies
Labor unions, Non-US citizens, Non-eligible workers (those with degrees or non-citizens)
Positive-direction: Labor unions, Non-eligible workers (those with degrees or non-citizens), Prospective trainees, Workers without college degrees
Negative-direction: Non-US citizens, Workers with bachelors degrees
For-profit employers, For-profit employers in high-wage high-demand industries, For-profit employers in high-wage industries
For-profit employers faces effects in multiple directions
Certification and accreditation bodies, Community colleges, DEI training providers
Positive-direction: Certification and accreditation bodies, Community colleges, Third-party training entities, Vocational and technical training providers
Negative-direction: DEI training providers, Four-year colleges and universities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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