Sec. 4. Local area uses of funds
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A local area receiving an allocation under this Act shall use not less than 75 percent of the allocation for the following: To provide the following training or jobs: Training services provided through individual training accounts described in subsection (b); On-the-job training, for which the local board may take into account the impact of a qualifying emergency as a factor in determining whether to increase the amount of a reimbursement to an amount of up to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant in accordance with section 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H) ).
Customized training, for which the local board may take into account the impact of a qualifying emergency as a factor in determining the portion of the cost of training an employer shall provide. Transitional jobs that meet the requirements of section 134(d)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(5) ). Training programs for incumbent workers carried out in accordance with section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4) ).
To establish a Pandemic Reskilling Fund for dislocated workers participating in training services described in clauses
(i)through
(iii)of subparagraph (A). A local area receiving an allocation under this Act may use the allocation— to provide the career services described in paragraph
(2)of section 134(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2) ) to adults and dislocated workers— which shall include the prioritization of the use of the assessments and the development of individual employment plans described in subclauses
(I)and
(II)of paragraph (2)(A)(xii) of such section 134(c), respectively; be based on the most recent local and regional labor market information relating to in-demand industry sectors or occupations for such local area; and carried out in coordination with reemployment activities conducted under section 306 of the Social Security Act; to provide the employment and training activities described in section 134(d)) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(d) ); to provide information to adults and dislocated workers on employers seeking individuals to participate in the on-the-job training described in subsection (b); and for administrative costs to carry out the requirements of this section, as long as not more than 10 percent of the allocation is used for such costs. Notwithstanding section 134(c)(3)(G) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(G) ), an individual training account established with an allocation made under this Act may be used to support— on-the-job training if a work-based training agreement is established by the individual and the employer, and is approved by the one-stop operator involved; or training services with a provider described in paragraph (3). A work-based training agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall establish the length of training, the hourly wage rate of the individual, the skills necessary for the job, and the individual’s current skill level as of the date of the agreement, the skills to be learned during the training, any recognized postsecondary credential that may be acquired during the training, and the reimbursement to be provided to the employer. A work-based training agreement that is approved by the one-stop operator shall ensure that the individual provides the one-stop operator involved with any documentation of the wages earned by the individual while engaged in such training for the purpose of reimbursement to the employer. An individual training account described in paragraph
(1)established on behalf of an individual shall pay for training provided through— a provider on the list of eligible providers of training services under section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152(d) ) for the State of the local area; or a training provider that is not on such list— in a case in which the State board or local board approves such provider upon a determination that the individual is seeking training for an in-demand industry sector or occupation in the local area for which such provider has demonstrated effectiveness; or in a case in which an employer identifies such provider as having the ability to help the individual acquire the skills necessary to be hired by such employer, and for which the employer covers not less than 20 percent of the training cost. To receive a payment under an individual training account described in paragraph (1), a training provider described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall submit the necessary information to be included in the performance report with respect to such provider under section 116(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(4) ). For dislocated workers receiving training services under subsection (a)(1), the local area shall establish a Pandemic Reskilling Fund that the individual can access to receive reimbursement for supportive services necessary for the individual to participate in the training. The one-stop operator involved shall— have the discretion to approve an individual’s supportive services expenses and make payments from the individual’s Pandemic Reskilling Fund; and provide information, in formats that are usable by and understandable to one-stop center customers, relating to the availability of other supportive services and funding for such services in the local area. The Pandemic Reskilling Fund shall provide the following reimbursement amounts: $1,000 for a dislocated worker who is a low-income individual. $500 for a dislocated worker who is not covered under subparagraph (A). Any funds remaining in a Pandemic Reskilling Fund of an individual shall be provided in cash to the individual if— not later than 6 weeks after an individual completes the training for which such Fund was established, the individual obtains full-time, unsubsidized employment; and the individual has been so employed for 6 weeks. With respect to any funds remaining in the Pandemic Reskilling Fund of an individual who does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), after completion of the training for which such Fund was established, such funds shall be returned to the local area for redistribution by such area. The requirements of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B) ) shall not apply in determining an individual’s eligibility to receive training services funded under this section.
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