Sec. 2601. National transit frontline workforce training center
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Section 5314(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall establish a national transit frontline workforce training center (hereinafter referred to as the Center ) and award grants to a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career pathway programs through labor-management partnerships and registered apprenticeships on a nationwide basis, in order to carry out the duties under subparagraph (B). The Center shall be dedicated to the needs of the frontline transit workforce in both rural and urban transit systems by providing standards-based training in the maintenance and operations occupations. In cooperation with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, public transportation authorities, and national entities, the Center shall develop and conduct training and educational programs for frontline local transportation employees of recipients eligible for funds under this chapter. The training and educational programs developed under clause
(i)may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures related to— developing consensus national training standards, skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials in partnership with industry stakeholders for key frontline transit occupations with demonstrated skill gaps; developing recommendations and best practices for curriculum and recognized postsecondary credentials, including related instruction and on-the-job learning for registered apprenticeship programs for transit maintenance and operations occupations; building local, regional, and statewide transit training partnerships to identify and address workforce skill gaps and develop skills, competencies, and recognized postsecondary credentials needed for delivering quality transit service and supporting employee career advancement; developing programs for training of transit frontline workers, instructors, mentors, and labor-management partnership representatives, in the form of classroom, hands-on, on-the-job, and web-based training, delivered at a national center, regionally, or at individual transit agencies; developing training programs for skills and competencies related to existing and emerging transit technologies, including zero emission buses; developing improved capacity for safety, security, and emergency preparedness in local transit systems and in the industry as a whole through— developing the role of the transit frontline workforce in building and sustaining safety culture and safety systems in the industry and in individual public transportation systems; and training to address transit frontline worker roles in promoting health and safety for transit workers and the riding public; developing local transit capacity for career pathways programs with schools and other community organizations for recruiting and training under-represented populations as successful transit employees who can develop careers in the transit industry; in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Employment and Training Adminstration, and organizations representing public transit agencies, conducting and disseminating research to— provide transit workforce job projections and identify training needs and gaps; determine the most cost-effective methods for transit workforce training and development, including return on investment analysis; identify the most effective methods for implementing successful safety systems and a positive safety culture; and promote transit workforce best practices for achieving cost-effective, quality, safe, and reliable public transportation services; and providing culturally competent training and educational programs to all who participate, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, including those with limited English proficiency, diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and disabilities. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section, to the maximum extent practicable, with the Employment and Training Administration, including the National Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor and the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of Education. Not more than 1 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under sections 5307, 5311, 5337, and 5339 is available for expenditures by the recipient, with the approval of the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of eligible activities under this subsection. A recipient may use amounts made available under clause
(i)to carry out existing local education and training programs for public transportation employees supported by the Secretary, the Department of Labor, or the Department of Education. Any funds made available under this section that are used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or provided to, a registered apprenticeship program, including any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program. In this paragraph: The term career pathway has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). The term recognized postsecondary credential has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). The term registered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor or a Federally-recognized State Apprenticeship Agency and that complies with the requirements under parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2019. ; in paragraph
(3)by striking or
(2); and by striking paragraph (4).
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