S4470-118

Introduced

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide training services linked to employment demand through skills training grants, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide training services linked to employment demand through skills training grants, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Transportation.

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 H458671F707A64177BFE2B005CC1C75BB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Skills are Key to Individuals' Life-Long Success Act or the 21st Century SKILLS Act.
  • Section H6AF4AFC6E12C4C33BD20690630C8E66E: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: In 1962, Congress authorized the first substantial Federal job training programs in the postwar period, to retrain...
  • Section H3CA8FB8EF243485EA14F3529648DBAEB: 3. Skills training grants Section 132 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section H843814E7C58E4591AEA1AE980688D6F0: 4. Training services clearinghouse Subtitle E of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section HEE4661E86F7046AA8E657E21C76390F6: 196. CareerOneStop website The Secretary shall maintain a website that includes the information and features described in this section (referred to in this...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide training services linked to employment demand through skills training grants, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Education, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide training services linked to employment demand through skills training grants, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Education Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 5, 2024

Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Education Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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