Sec. 6. Uses of funds; administrative costs; supplement, not supplant
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Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act shall use such grant to develop and implement a strategy for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers by carrying out at least one of the activities described in paragraph (2). The activities described in this paragraph are as follows: Developing and implementing an education and training program that— shall provide each program participant relevant training regarding the rights of recipients of direct care services, including the rights of such recipients to— receive such services in the most integrated setting; exercise self-determination; and be free from physical, sexual, and financial abuse, and discrimination; may include any of the following training services, which are provided primarily in-person and not online— training on the in-demand skills and competencies of direct care occupations, including the provision of culturally competent services to recipients of direct care; or an apprenticeship program, work-based learning, experiential learning, or on-the-job training opportunities; and in the case in which such program includes on-the-job training, shall provide a progressively increasing, clearly defined schedule of wages to be paid to participants of such training that— is consistent with skill gains or attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential to be received as a result of participation in or completion of such program; and ensures that the wage for such participants is not less than the greater of— the minimum wage required under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a) ); or the applicable wage required by other applicable Federal or State law, or a collective bargaining agreement.
In the case of an eligible entity described in section 3(3)(H), developing and implementing a career pathway program that leads to higher wages and benefits for participating direct care workers, which shall include— the planning and implementation of the career pathways program between employers who hire such participants and such eligible entity; the development and expansion of new or existing programs that utilize career pathway design elements, and which may include the development and expansion of— dual-enrollment approaches for secondary students or eligible youth seeking to participate in a career pathway program; multiple entry and exit points into pathways for participants; sequenced, connected curricula, and the establishment of stackable credentials; or supports that help working students and other nontraditional and adult student populations persist along pathways and attain recognized postsecondary credentials; the provision of training services as described in subparagraph (A)(ii); the provision of supportive services; or any other evidence-based activities identified by the eligible entity or employer partners as necessary to support the development or implementation of such career pathway program.
Providing career planning to support the identification of advancement opportunities and career pathways for direct care workers, in coordination with employers, in the State or region to be served by the grant. Providing wages (or other compensation or benefits), supportive services, mentoring, or other career supports to direct care workers (or individuals training to be such workers), which provided alone, or in combination with any of the activities listed in this paragraph, facilitates the recruitment, retention, or advancement of such workers.
Any other activity that the Secretary determines appropriate for implementing a strategy for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act may use such grant to continue to implement a strategy for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers, if such a strategy was being implemented by an eligible entity as of the first day on which the grant program under this Act is announced in the Federal Register.
Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act may not use more than 7 percent of the funds of such grant for costs associated with the administration of the strategies implemented using the grant, and the evaluations and reports of such strategies under section 7. An eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act shall use such grant only to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of funds that, in the absence of such grant, would be available for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers in the State or region served by the grant.
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