Requires the employer to pay a portion of the cost of such customized training, but eliminates the requirement that such portion be at least 50 percent.
Provides that an eligible youth under the Act may be one who has been determined to be eligible for free meals under the national school lunch program (or one who is a low-income individual, as under current law).
Provides that an eligible adult or dislocated worker participating in training (except for on-the-job training) under the Act shall be deemed to be in training with the approval of the State agency for unemployment compensation purposes.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2065 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2065
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to expand the flexibility
of customized training, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2001
Mr. Radanovich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to expand the flexibility
of customized training, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Customized Training Flexibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY IN CUSTOMIZED TRAINING REQUIREMENT UNDER THE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.
Section 101(8) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801(8)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(including a group
of employers)'' and inserting ``or a group of employers within
the same industry'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the employer'' and
inserting ``any such employer''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``for not less than 50
percent'' and inserting ``a portion''.
SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.
(a) Definition of Eligible Youth.--Section 101(13)(B) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(13)(B)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(B)(i) is a low-income individual; or
``(ii) has been determined to meet the eligibility
requirements for free meals under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) during the most recent school year; and''.
(b) Use of Funds for Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and
Training Activities.--Section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(H) Coordination with unemployment
compensation.--An eligible adult or dislocated worker
participating in training (except for on-the-job
training) shall be deemed to be in training with the
approval of the State agency in the same manner as
provided under section 314(f)(2) of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(f)(2)) (as such
section was in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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