Sec. 131. Job Corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency
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From the funds appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary— shall provide funds to each entity with which the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 147(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3197(a)(1) ) to— during the COVID–19 national emergency— carry out the activities described in section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198(a) ); and provide the child care described in section 148(e) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198(e) ); retain existing capacity of each Job Corps Center, including existing residential capacity during and after the COVID–19 national emergency, and increase staffing and student capacity and resources related to section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3195 ) to provide for full on-board strength after such emergency; and during the 12-month period after the COVID–19 national emergency, carry out the graduate services described in section 148(d) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198(d) ) for any individual who has graduated from Job Corps during the 3-month period after such emergency; and may— provide up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of Job Corps centers (which may include the cleaning, sanitation, and necessary improvements of centers related to COVID–19); support— the activities described in section 132 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172 ); the relationship to opportunities, and links to employment opportunities described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198(a) ); and the academic, career, and technical education and training in section 148 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198 ) through virtual or remote means during the period of spring break described in the Job Corps Program Instruction Notice No. 19–14 (issued on March 16, 2020), and the extended period described in the Job Corps Program Instruction Notice No. 19–174 (issued on April 24, 2020), and for any period while Job Corps participants are away from their centers during the COVID–19 national emergency, including by providing technology resources necessary to participants during such periods; provide for costs related to infrastructure projects, including technology modernization needed to provide for virtual and remote learning; and provide for payment of Job Corps stipends, including emergency Job Corps stipends, and facilitate such payments through means such as debit cards with no usage fees, and corresponding financial literacy. In order to provide for the successful continuity of services and enrollment periods during the COVID–19 national emergency, additional flexibility shall be provided for Job Corps participants and practitioners, including the following: Notwithstanding the age requirements for enrollment under section 144(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(1) ), an individual seeking to enroll in Job Corps and who turns 25 during the COVID–19 national emergency may be eligible for such enrollment. Notwithstanding section 146(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3196(b) ), the period of enrollment may extend beyond 2 years for an individual enrolled in Job Corps during the COVID–19 national emergency, as long as such extension does not exceed a 2-year, continuous period of enrollment after the COVID–19 national emergency. Notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect to advanced career training programs under section 148(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3198(c) ) in which the enrollees may continue to participate for a period not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to which the enrollees would otherwise be limited, the COVID–19 national emergency shall not be considered as any portion of such additional 1-year participation period. The counseling and job placement services described in section 149 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3199 ) shall be available to former enrollees— whose enrollment was interrupted due to the COVID–19 national emergency; who graduated from Job Corps on or after January 1, 2020; or who graduated from Job Corps not later than 3 months after the COVID–19 national emergency. The Secretary shall provide additional support for the transition periods described in section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3200 ), including the following: The Secretary shall provide for the provision of additional transition allowances as described in subsection
(b)of such section 150 ( 29 U.S.C. 3200 ) for Job Corps students who graduate during the periods described in subparagraph
(B)or
(C)of paragraph
(4)of this paragraph. The Secretary shall consider the period during the COVID–19 national emergency and the three-month period following the conclusion of the COVID–19 national emergency as the period in which the provision of employment services as described in subsection
(c)of such section 150 ( 29 U.S.C. 3200 ) shall be provided to former enrollees. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022.
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Job Corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency
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