Sec. 115. Adult employment and training activities responding to the COVID–19 national emergency
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From the amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1) ). 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 to allocate the remaining funds to local areas in accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or
(3)of section 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(b) ). Each State and local area receiving funds under this section shall use the funds to engage in the adult employment and training activities described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174 ) to provide necessary supports and services to eligible adults who are adversely impacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, including to individuals who are underemployed or most at risk of unemployment, and shall coordinate the adult employment and training services with employers facing economic hardship or employment challenges due to economic impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency. Of the funds allocated to a local area under subsection (a)(2)(B), not less than one third shall be used for providing services to eligible adults to support employers impacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, including incumbent worker training, on-the-job training, and customized training activities, and activities supporting employee retention for employers, prioritizing those employers facing economic hardship or employment challenges as a result of the COVID–19 national emergency. Of the funds allocated to a local area and not used for activities under subparagraph (A), such funds shall be used to provide the services and supports described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174 ) for eligible adults who are workers facing underemployment, individuals seeking work, or dislocated workers, prioritizing individuals with barriers to employment or eligible adults who are adversely impacted by economic changes within their communities due to the COVID–19 national emergency, including providing— work-based learning opportunities including paid internships, paid work experience opportunities, transitional jobs, or opportunities in apprenticeship programs; career navigation supports to encourage and enable workers to find new career pathways to in-demand industry sectors and occupations and the necessary training to support those career pathways, or workplace learning advisors to support incumbent workers; training for in-demand industry sectors and occupations, including for digital literacy needed for such industry sectors and occupations; virtual services and virtual employment and training activities, including providing appropriate accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and supportive services and individualized career services. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 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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