Sec. 6. Work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness

841 words·~4 min read·/bill/113/hr/2721/ih/section-6

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

From the funds available under section 3(a)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness. To be eligible to receive a grant under ths section, an entity— shall include— a partnership involving a chief elected official, and the local workforce investment board for the local workforce investment area involved (which may include a partnership with elected officials and workforce investment boards in the region and in the State); or an entity eligible to apply for a grant, contract, or agreement under section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2911 ); and may include, in combination with a partnership or entity described in paragraph (1)— employers or employer associations; adult education providers or postsecondary educational institutions, including community colleges; community-based organizations; joint labor-management committees; work-related intermediaries; or other appropriate organizations.

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the application shall— describe the strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness that the eligible entity will carry out to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youth with skills that will lead to employment upon completion of participation in such activities; describe the requirements that will apply relating to the eligibility of unemployed, low-income adults or low-income youth, consistent with section 8, for activities carried out under this section, which requirements may include criteria to target assistance to particular categories of such adults and youth, such as individuals with disabilities or individuals who have exhausted all rights to unemployment compensation; describe how the strategies and activities will address the needs of the target populations identified in paragraph

(2)and the needs of employers in the local workforce investment area; describe the expected outcomes to be achieved by implementing the strategies and activities; provide evidence that the funds provided through the grant will be expended expeditiously and efficiently to implement the strategies and activities; describe how the strategies and activities will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and local programs providing employment, education, and supportive activities; provide evidence of employer commitment to participate in the activities funded under this section, including identification of anticipated occupational and skill needs; provide assurances that the eligible entity will report such information as the Secretary may require relating to fiscal, performance, and other matters as the Secretary determines is necessary to effectively monitor the activities carried out under this section; provide assurances that the eligible entity will ensure compliance with the requirements, restrictions, labor standards, and other provisions described in section 7(a); and for any activity leading to the acquisition of an industry-recognized credential, a description of the credential. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to applications submitted by eligible entities from areas of high poverty and high unemployment, as defined by the Secretary, such as Public Use Microdata Areas designated by the Bureau of the Census. An entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available through the grant to support strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness that are designed to provide unemployed, low-income adults or low-income youth with skills that will lead to employment as part of or upon completion of participation in such activities. Such strategies and activities may include— on-the-job training, registered apprenticeship programs, or other programs that combine work with skills development; sector-based training programs that have been designed to meet the specific requirements of an employer or group of employers in that sector and for which employers are committed to hiring individuals upon successful completion of the training; training that supports an industry sector or an employer-based or labor-management committee industry partnership and that includes a significant work experience component; activities that lead to the acquisition of industry-recognized credentials in a field identified by the State or local workforce investment area as a growth sector or in-demand industry in which there are likely to be significant job opportunities in the short term; activities that provide connections to immediate work opportunities, including subsidized employment opportunities, or summer employment opportunities for youth, that include concurrent skills training and other supports; activities offered through career academies that provide students with the academic preparation and training, such as paid internships and concurrent enrollment in community colleges or other postsecondary institutions, needed to pursue a career pathway that leads to postsecondary credentials and high-demand jobs; and adult basic education and integrated basic education and training for low-skilled adults that are tied to employer workforce needs, hosted at community colleges or at other sites, to prepare individuals for jobs that are in demand in a local workforce investment area. The Secretary of Labor shall administer this section in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and other appropriate agency heads, to ensure the effective implementation of this section.

Connections1 off-index

1 reference not yet in our index

29 USC 2911

Citation graph

cites case law

Sec. 6

Work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness

Cite29 USC 2911

Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources