To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats Act or the PATH Act.
- Section idd6fb6958dae740e8bb869f11c4c588bf: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term area career and technical school has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical...
- Section ide0ddd6d36930446993e58bdf5fd1ca2f: 3. Supporting the development of pre-apprenticeship programs The Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities described in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schatz, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a group of individuals who— are members of a racial minority, women, military veterans, members of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or long-term unemployed
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