Sec. 202. Individual support accounts
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For each fiscal year for which funds are available under subsection (f), the Secretaries, in accordance with the interagency agreement described in section 206, shall carry out a program awarding grants to local administrators of coal community zones, to enable the local administrators to use such funds to manage individual support accounts for qualifying individuals. Grants awarded under paragraph
(1)shall be expended for approved education and training by the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the award date. The Secretaries may renew a grant under paragraph
(1)once for an additional 2-year period, if the local administrator demonstrates that the program under the grant has had a record of success and high-quality outcomes. A local administrator of a coal community zone desiring funds under this section shall submit an application to the Secretaries at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, as the Secretaries may require. Such application shall include— the number of qualifying individuals in the community; a plan for allocating funds to qualifying individuals; a description of the providers of education and training in the community and their outcomes-based track record of success, including, for such programs— the student completion rates of the programs of education and training; the employment rates for students completing the programs of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after the completion of the program; and the annual salary of students completing the programs of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after completion of the program; and if new eligible education and training providers are expected to open or expand to the coal community zone or the local administrator plans to recruit or encourage new such providers— a description of such providers; and evidence to demonstrate such providers will be high-quality and result in the employment of a significant percentage of individuals in high-wage, in demand industries. The Secretaries shall award funds under this section to local administrators that submit an application under subsection
(b)based on— the number of people affected by the decline in employment opportunities for coal-related employees during the applicable period; the quality of the providers of education and training in the community; and the likelihood that funding will result in employment in a high-demand, high-wage industry for coal-related employees or others in the community in need of additional education and training. A local administrator receiving funds under this section for a coal community zone shall use such funds to establish individual support accounts described in paragraph
(2)for qualifying individuals. Amounts made available through an individual support account established for a qualifying individual shall be used to pay for education and training costs described in paragraph
(3)that will prepare the qualifying individual for long-term, high-wage employment. For any fiscal year, the amount provided under this section for an individual support account of a qualifying individual for a fiscal year shall not exceed the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant for the most recent award year. If, for any fiscal year, the amount of funds provided under this section to a local administrator for a coal community zone are not enough to fund individual support accounts for all qualifying individuals in the coal community zone requesting such accounts, the local administrator shall give a priority to qualifying individuals requesting to use the account funds for education and training programs that— prepare individuals for in-demand industry sectors or occupations; and have strong outcomes based on the criteria described in subsection (e)(1)(B). Amounts provided in an individual support account for a qualifying individual may be used for costs related to a program of education and training approved by the local administrator under subparagraph (B), which may include— a program offered by an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); a program of training, including a program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential, offered by an eligible provider of training services identified under section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152 ); and costs (including associated education, curriculum, and mentorship costs), related to an apprenticeship, internship, or externship— in an in-demand industry sector or occupation; or for a position where there is a reasonable expectation of long-term employment. A local administrator shall provide a process through which the administrator may approve the use of funds in an individual support account for education or training expenses. Through such process, the administrator shall— allow a qualified individual to request the approval of a particular provider or program of education and training, or a particular education and training expense, on an individual basis; before approving a provider, program of education or training, or other education and training expense, consider— the local industry demands; the likelihood that an individual will be employed following the completion of the program of education or training; and the quality and effectiveness of the program of education or training offered by the provider, based on the outcomes-based record of success of the provider, including— the student completion rates of the programs of education and training offered by the provider; the employment rates for students completing the programs of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after the completion of the program; and the annual salary of students completing the programs of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after completion of the program; and make a determination that such provider is in the best interest of the coal community zone and the qualifying individuals. Each local administrator receiving funds under this section for a fiscal year shall, for each such year, prepare and submit a report to the Secretaries that includes— a description of the achievements of the program supported under this section, including the program's levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i) ); a description of the outcomes-based results for the programs of training and education for which funds were used under this section, in the aggregate and individually, including— the student completion rates of the program of education and training; the employment rates for students completing the program of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after the completion of the program; and the annual salary of students completing the program of education and training as of 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after completion of the program; the return on investment of funds provided to individual support accounts under this section; and any other information that the Secretaries may require. The Secretaries shall prepare and submit an annual report to Congress regarding the program supported under this section. The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall evaluate the effectiveness, quality, and return in investment of funds under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.
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