Sec. 1203. State human capital plans
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Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 1125(c)(1)), is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall encourage each State to develop a voluntary plan, to be known as a human capital plan , that provides for the immediate and long-term personnel and workforce needs of the State with respect to the capacity of the State to deliver transportation and public infrastructure eligible under this title. A human capital plan developed by a State under subsection
(a)shall, to the maximum extent practicable, take into consideration— significant transportation workforce trends, needs, issues, and challenges with respect to the State; the human capital policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the transportation-related workforce investment decisions of the State; coordination with educational institutions, industry, organized labor, workforce boards, and other agencies or organizations to address the human capital transportation needs of the State; a workforce planning strategy that identifies current and future human capital needs, including the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to recruit and retain skilled workers in the transportation industry; a human capital management strategy that is aligned with the transportation mission, goals, and organizational objectives of the State; an implementation system for workforce goals focused on addressing continuity of leadership and knowledge sharing across the State; an implementation system that addresses workforce competency gaps, particularly in mission-critical occupations; in the case of public-private partnerships or other alternative project delivery methods to carry out the transportation program of the State, a description of workforce needs— to ensure that the transportation mission, goals, and organizational objectives of the State are fully carried out; and to ensure that procurement methods provide the best public value; a system for analyzing and evaluating the performance of the State department of transportation with respect to all aspects of human capital management policies, programs, and activities; and the manner in which the plan will improve the ability of the State to meet the national policy in support of performance management established under section 150. If a State develops a human capital plan under subsection (a), the plan shall address a 5-year forecast period. If a State develops a human capital plan under subsection (a), the State shall update the plan not less frequently than once every 5 years. Subject to paragraph (2), a human capital plan developed by a State under subsection
(a)may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the long-range statewide transportation plan required under section 135. Nothing in this section requires a State, or authorizes the Secretary to require a State, to incorporate a human capital plan into the long-range statewide transportation plan required under section 135. Each State that develops a human capital plan under subsection
(a)shall make a copy of the plan available to the public in a user-friendly format on the website of the State department of transportation. Nothing in this section prevents a State from carrying out transportation workforce planning— not described in this section; or not in accordance with this section. . The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 1125(c)(2)), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 175 the following: 176. State human capital plans. .