Sec. 7. Pilot program on facilitating pursuit of programs of apprenticeship and other on-job training with educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and such State agencies as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate, shall commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of developing policy, processes, and best practices— to ensure the availability of covered programs of education to veterans seeking to pursue such programs with educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code; and to encourage veterans to pursue covered programs of education with educational assistance under such chapter.
For purposes of this section, a covered program of education is— a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; or a program of vocational training that is developed with the intent and the ability to place veterans in positions of employment with identified companies in specific career fields. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the pilot program in five States selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach as follows:
To members of the Armed Forces and veterans through the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), veterans service organizations, one-stop centers, workforce investment boards and agencies, the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program, local employment representatives, education and employment centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and such other methods, programs, and venues as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate on— the availability of educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, for the pursuit of a covered program of education; the benefits of pursuing a covered program of education; and the process for obtaining such assistance.
To members of the business community and nonprofit organizations on any tax, financial, or other incentives or benefits as may be available— for providing programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training to individuals eligible for educational assistance under such chapter to pursue such programs; or for cooperating with or supporting a program described in subsection (b)(2). In this section; The term one-stop center means a center described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2864(c) ).
The term veterans service organization means an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
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Pilot program on facilitating pursuit of programs of apprenticeship and other on-job training with educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
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