Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or JOBS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out demonstration and pilot projects that provide education and training programs for jobs in advanced manufacturing.
Prescribes requirements for project activities and performance goals and measures.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1716 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1716
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a pilot
program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of
advanced manufacturing.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2011
Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms.
Moore, Mr. Markey, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Critz,
Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Hastings of Florida)
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 establish a pilot
program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of
advanced manufacturing.
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 ``Job Opportunities Between our Shores
Act'' or the ``JOBS Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(f) Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Program.--
``(1) In general.--Under a plan published under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall, through grants or contracts, carry
out demonstration and pilot projects for the purpose of
facilitating education and training programs in the field of
advanced manufacturing. Such projects shall--
``(A) target skills and competency development in
communities with expected growth in advanced
manufacturing;
``(B) provide education and training for available
jobs or job openings that are anticipated in advanced
manufacturing which result in an industry-recognized
and nationally portable credential, including an
educational certificate or degree, an occupational
license, an industry-sponsored certificate or
certification, as well as a registered apprenticeship
certificate or degree;
``(C) educate individuals about opportunities for
career advancement within advanced manufacturing; and
``(D) give priority to incumbent workers,
dislocated workers, and unemployed individuals.
``(2) Eligible entities.--
``(A) In general.--The following entities in any of
the several States or territories, in partnership with
a manufacturer who employs individuals with advanced
manufacturing skills, shall be eligible to receive a
grant or be party to a contract under a project
established under paragraph (1):
``(i) An individual community or technical
college, such as a public community college, a
nonprofit community college, a tribally
controlled college, or a tribally controlled
university.
``(ii) A community college district.
``(iii) A State community college system.
``(iv) A local workforce investment board,
in partnership with one or more one-stop career
centers, that specifies one or more community
or technical colleges where education and
training activities will occur.
``(v) Other entity that would serve
educationally under-served communities.
``(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority
to any consortia of the entities described in
subparagraph (A) that leverage substantial non-Federal
funding for the program.
``(3) Application.--Applications from eligible entities
described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted at such time and
in such form and manner as the Secretary shall determine, but
shall include the following:
``(A) A description of the eligible entity or
entities, evidence of each eligible entity's capacity
to carry out activities in support of the strategic
objectives described in paragraph (1), a description of
the expected participation and responsibilities of the
eligible entity, or each of the eligible entities in
the case of a consortium.
``(B) A description of education and training
activities to be provided that will--
``(i) develop skills and competencies
demanded by advanced manufacturing firms;
``(ii) lead to an employer- or industry-
recognized credential; and
``(iii) educate individuals about
opportunities for career advancement and wage
growth within advanced manufacturing.
``(C) A description of how the economy where the
entity resides would benefit, including--
``(i) evidence of the growth of advanced
manufacturing in State or locality;
``(ii) the potential for additional job
growth with investments in advanced
manufacturing; and
``(iii) exposure of incumbent or dislocated
workers to new advanced manufacturing
technology skill sets.
``(D) A description of how the eligible entity
would employ evidence-based training models that
integrate academic instruction with training, including
on-the-job training in advanced manufacturing to meet
performance goals described in paragraph (6).
``(E) A description of how the eligible entity will
coordinate with State or local workforce investment
boards and State or local economic development
officials.
``(4) Activities.--Activities to be carried out under a
project funded under paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) classroom and on-site experiential learning;
``(B) on-the-job training;
``(C) training which fits into an industry-
recognized competency model for advanced manufacturing;
``(D) development and implementation of registered
apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs;
``(E) coordination with local workforce investment
boards implementing and utilizing existing articulation
agreements with universities and other educational
partners;
``(F) distance learning; and
``(G) any other activity the Secretary considers
appropriate for training in advanced manufacturing.
``(5) Performance goals and measures.--
``(A) Goals.--The goals of the activities described
in paragraph (4) shall be to--
``(i) enhance the skill-sets of incumbent
workers who live in communities with expected
growth in advanced manufacturing, and for such
workers to obtain an industry-recognized and
nationally portable credential including an
educational certificate or degree;
``(ii) develop competencies for individuals
with limited experience in advanced
manufacturing;
``(iii) strengthen community college
partnerships with advanced manufacturing firms
in an effort to meet firms' needs for
adaptability in training of incumbent workers;
``(iv) strengthen partnerships with local
workforce investment boards and, if applicable,
local education agencies; and
``(v) help incumbent workers develop skills
which lead to greater earnings.
``(B) Measures.--The Secretary shall negotiate and
reach agreement with the eligible entities that receive
grants and assistance under this subsection on
performance measures that will be used to evaluate the
performance of the eligible entity in carrying out the
activities described in paragraph (4). Each performance
measure shall consist of such an indicator of
performance and may include--
``(i) the number of workers, including
dislocated workers and unemployed individuals,
receiving employer- or industry-recognized
credentials;
``(ii) the number of workers, including
dislocated workers and unemployed individuals,
attaining basic skills, as described in an
industry-recognized and nationally portable
competency model for advanced manufacturing;
``(iii) the number of incumbent workers
whose training meets employer's worker-skill
needs to enhance operations;
``(iv) earnings growth as a result of
additional training provided through
partnership; and
``(v) other measures the Secretary
determines necessary to meet goals described in
subparagraph (A).
``(6) Evaluation.--Beginning not later than 1 year after
the date of the first disbursement of funds under this
subsection, the Secretary shall provide for the continuing
evaluation of the programs funded under this subsection, as
required by section 172, and shall transmit a report of the
evaluation to Congress not later than 2 years after such
date.''.
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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 Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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