Sec. 204. Report on career pathways, training standards, and apprenticeships for domestic workers
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In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor, acting after consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary shall conduct an interim study and a final study regarding the development of career pathways, national training standards, and credentials for domestic workers. The study required under paragraph
(1)shall— examine how the establishment of career pathways, national training standards, or credentials could enable the Nation to meet the growing demand for domestic workers; and make recommendations on whether and, if so, how that establishment could improve wages and working conditions across the domestic worker industry; and examine how the creation or expansion of apprenticeship programs for domestic workers, including apprenticeship programs conducted at work sites of domestic workers and apprenticeships that use peer educators and peer mentors for such workers, could improve opportunities for such workers; and make recommendations on whether and, if so, how, that creation or expansion could improve wages and working conditions across the domestic worker industry. The study shall be conducted in consultation with representatives of domestic workers, experts in the field of domestic work, and domestic worker-led organizations. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress an interim report containing the findings of the interim study under subsection (b). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a final report containing the findings of the final study under subsection (b).