Sec. 101111. Agreements with States
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Section 239(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2311(f) ) is amended— by striking
(f)Any agreement and inserting the following: Any agreement ; and by adding at the end the following: In arranging for training programs to be carried out under this chapter, each cooperating State agency shall, among other factors, take into account and measure the progress of the extent to which such programs— achieve a satisfactory rate of completion and placement in jobs that provide a living wage and that increase economic security; assist workers in developing the skills, networks, and experiences necessary to advance along a career path; assist workers from underserved communities to establish a work history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and develop the skills that lead to entry into and retention in unsubsidized employment; and adequately serve individuals who face the greatest barriers to employment, including people with low incomes, people of color, immigrants, persons with disabilities, and formerly incarcerated individuals. Each cooperating State agency shall facilitate joint cooperation between training programs, representatives of workers, employers, and communities, especially in underserved rural and urban regions, to ensure a fair and engaging workplace that balances the priorities and well-being of workers with the needs of businesses. Each cooperating State agency shall seek, including through agreements and training programs described in this subsection, to ensure the reemployment of adversely affected workers upon completion of training as described in section 236. . Section 239(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2311(g) ) is amended— by redesignating— paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as paragraphs
(3)through (6), respectively; and paragraph
(5)as paragraph (8); by inserting before paragraph
(3)(as redesignated) the following: review each layoff of more than 5 workers in a firm to determine whether trade played a role in the layoff and whether workers in such firm are potentially eligible to receive benefits under this chapter, perform sustained outreach to firms to facilitate and assist with filing petitions under section 221 and collecting necessary supporting information, ; in paragraph
(3)(as redesignated), by striking who applies for unemployment insurance of and inserting identified under paragraph
(1)of unemployment insurance benefits and ; in paragraph
(4)(as redesignated), by inserting and assist with after facilitate ; in paragraph
(6)(as redesignated), by striking and at the end; by inserting after paragraph
(6)(as redesignated) the following: perform sustained outreach to workers from underserved communities and to firms that employ a majority or a substantial percentage of workers from underserved communities and develop a plan, in consultation with the Secretary, for addressing common barriers to receiving services that such workers have faced, ; in paragraph
(8)(as redesignated), by striking funds provided to carry out this chapter are insufficient to make such services available, make arrangements to make such services available through other Federal programs and inserting support services are needed beyond what this chapter can provide, make arrangements to coordinate such services available through other Federal programs ; and by adding at the end the following: develop a strategy to engage with local workforce development institutions, including local community colleges and other educational institutions, and develop a comprehensive strategy to provide agency staffing to support the requirements of paragraphs
(1)through (9). . Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2311 ) is amended by striking subsection
(k)and inserting the following: An agreement entered into under this section shall provide that the cooperating State or cooperating State agency shall require that any individual engaged in functions (other than functions that are not inherently governmental) to carry out the trade adjustment assistance program under this chapter shall be a State employee covered by a merit system of personnel administration. .
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