Sec. 113. State dislocated worker activities responding to the COVID–19 emergency
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From the amounts appropriated under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(2) ). Not later than 30 days after a State receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall use the allotted funds— to make the reservations required under section 133(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(a) ), which reserved funds may be used for statewide activities described in section 134(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a) ) related to the COVID–19 national emergency and the activities described in subsection (c); and to allocate the remaining funds to local areas in accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B) ), which funds may be used for activities described in section 134 (other than section 134(a)).
Each State, in coordination with local areas to the extent described in subsection (c), shall use the funds received under this section to engage in the dislocated worker response activities described in sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B) ; 3174), and the activities described in subsection (c), to support layoff aversion and provide necessary supports to eligible adults (at risk of dislocation) and dislocated workers and to employers facing layoffs, due to the impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency.
The dislocated worker response activities described in this subsection shall include each of the following activities carried out by a State, in coordination with local areas impacted by the COVID–19 national emergency (including local areas in which layoffs, suspensions, or reductions of employment have occurred or have the potential to occur as a result of the COVID–19 national emergency): The rapid response activities described in section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A) ), including the layoff aversion activities described in section 682.320 of subtitle 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) to engage employers and adults (at risk of dislocation).
Coordination of projects, for eligible adults (at risk of dislocation) and dislocated workers impacted by layoffs, suspensions, or reductions in employment as a result of the COVID–19 national emergency, targeted at immediate reemployment, career navigation services, supportive services, career services, training for in-demand industry sectors and occupations, provision of information on in-demand and declining industries and information on employers who have a demonstrated history of providing equitable benefits and compensation and safe working conditions, access to technology and online skills training including digital literacy skills training, and other layoff support or further layoff aversion strategies through employment and training activities.
A prioritization or coordination of employment and training activities, including supportive services and career pathways, that— prepare eligible adults (at risk of dislocation) and dislocated workers to participate in short-term employment to meet the demands for health care workers, public health workers, personal care attendants, direct service providers, home health workers, and frontline workers responding to the COVID–19 national emergency, including frontline workers in the transportation, information technology, service, manufacturing, food service, maintenance, and cleaning sectors; allow such individuals to maintain eligibility for career services and training services through the period in which such individuals are in short-term employment to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency, and in the period immediately following the conclusion of the short-term employment, to support transitions into further training or employment; and provide participants with adequate and safe equipment, environments, and facilities for training and supervision.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section, and subsections (a), (c), and
(d)of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain available through fiscal year 2022.
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