New Era Expansion Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish the New Era Rural Workforce Training Program to award grants for worker training, technical development, and applied research in the wind energy industry production and energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design industries.
Requires an eligible grant recipient to: (1) be an existing community college located in a rural area that participates in wind energy workforce development, wind energy research, or energy efficient construction, retrofitting, or design workforce development; (2) have a proven record of development and implementation of programs to meet the needs of students, educators, and business and industry to supply the wind energy field or energy efficient construction field with certified technicians; (3) have the ability to leverage existing partnerships and occupational outreach and training programs for secondary schools, four-year institutions, and relevant nonprofit organizations.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4584 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4584
To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award grants for worker
training, technology development, and applied research in the wind
energy industry production and energy efficient construction,
retrofitting, and design industries.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 3, 2010
Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award grants for worker
training, technology development, and applied research in the wind
energy industry production and energy efficient construction,
retrofitting, and design industries.
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 ``New Era Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. NEW ERA RURAL WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a
program to be known as the ``New Era Rural Workforce Training
Program'', to award grants for worker training, technology development,
and applied research in the wind energy industry production and energy
efficient construction, retrofitting, and design industries.
(b) Eligibility.--To receive a grant under this Act, an entity
shall--
(1) be a community college located in a rural area and in
existence on the date of the enactment of this section, that
participates in wind energy workforce development, wind energy
research, or energy efficient construction, retrofitting, or
design workforce development;
(2) have a proven record of development and implementation
of programs to meet the needs of students, educators, and
business and industry to supply the wind energy field or energy
efficient construction field with certified technicians, as
determined by the Secretary; and
(3) have the ability to leverage existing partnerships and
occupational outreach and training programs for secondary
schools, 4-year institutions, and relevant nonprofit
organizations.
(c) Definition of Community College.--In this Act, the term
``community college'' means an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001)) that--
(1) admits as regular students individuals who are beyond
the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which
the institution is located;
(2) does not provide an educational program for which the
institution awards a bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree;
and
(3)(A) provides an educational program of not less than 2
years that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree;
or
(B) offers a 2-year program in engineering, technology,
mathematics, applied sciences, renewable energy systems or wind
turbine repair, or offers green building professional
certification and training, designed to prepare a student to
work as a technician or at the semiprofessional level in
engineering, scientific, or other technological fields
requiring the understanding and application of basic
engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of
knowledge.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as are necessary for each
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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