Sec. 120202. Job corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency
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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 operators, providers of eligible activities, 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 is eligible for such enrollment.
Notwithstanding section 146(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3196(b) ), an individual enrolled in Job Corps during the COVID–19 national emergency may extend their period of enrollment for more than 2 years 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, job placement, and assessment 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, subject to the availability of appropriations, 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 graduates who have graduated in 2020.
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Sec. 120202
Job corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency
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