Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act

Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a state applicant for a grant or contract for certain veterans' employment and training programs to demonstrate that when that state approves or denies any required professional certification or license (including a driver's license), it takes into consideration any training received by the veteran while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6008 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6008

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a State 
 participating in certain grant programs takes into consideration the 
   training received by a veteran while on active duty when granting 
               certain State certifications or licenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2012

  Ms. Hochul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a State 
 participating in certain grant programs takes into consideration the 
   training received by a veteran while on active duty when granting 
               certain State certifications or licenses.

    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 ``Vocational Employment and Technical 
Skills Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY TRAINING IN GRANTING CERTAIN 
              STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(9)(A) In addition to the other conditions under this subsection 
to carry out section 4103A or 4104 of this title, the Secretary shall 
require the State to demonstrate that when the State approves or denies 
any certification or license described in subsection (b) for a veteran 
the State takes into consideration any training received by the veteran 
while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.
    ``(B) A certification or license described in this subparagraph 
is--
            ``(i) a certification or license required to practice a 
        certain profession, including a certification or license to 
        be--
                    ``(I) a State tested nursing assistant or a 
                certified nursing assistant;
                    ``(II) a registered nurse;
                    ``(III) a physician's assistant;
                    ``(IV) an emergency medical technician;
                    ``(V) a surveyor;
                    ``(VI) a plumber;
                    ``(VII) a general construction equipment operator;
                    ``(VIII) a carpenter;
                    ``(IX) an electrician; or
                    ``(X) an individual who repairs--
                            ``(aa) heating, ventilation, or air 
                        conditioning systems; or
                            ``(bb) automobiles, aircraft, or the 
                        engines of such vehicles; or
            ``(ii) a commercial driver's license.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a program year beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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