Sec. 25019. LOCAL HIRING PREFERENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS
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## SEC. 25019 LOCAL HIRING PREFERENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS **[**[23 U.S.C. 114 note](/us/usc/t23/s114)**]** ###
(a)Authorization ####
(1)In general A recipient or subrecipient of a grant provided by the Secretary under title 23 or 49, United States Code, may implement a local or other geographical or economic hiring preference relating to the use of labor for construction of a project funded by the grant, including prehire agreements, subject to any applicable State and local laws, policies, and procedures. ####
(2)Treatment The use of a local or other geographical or economic hiring preference pursuant to paragraph
(1)in any bid for a contract for the construction of a project funded by a grant described in paragraph
(1)shall not be considered to unduly limit competition. ###
(b)Workforce Diversity Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods— ####
(1)to ensure preapprenticeship programs are established and implemented to meet the needs of employers in transportation and transportation infrastructure construction industries, including with respect to the formal connection of the preapprenticeship programs to registered apprenticeship programs; ####
(2)to address barriers to employment (within the meaning of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)) in transportation and transportation infrastructure construction industries for— #####
(A)individuals who are former offenders (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); #####
(B)individuals with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)); and #####
(C)individuals that represent populations that are traditionally underrepresented in the workforce; and ####
(3)to encourage a recipient or subrecipient implementing a local or other geographical or economic hiring preference pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to establish, in coordination with nonprofit organizations that represent employees, outreach and support programs that increase diversity within the workforce, including expanded participation from individuals described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)of paragraph (2). ###
(c)Model Plan Not later than 1 year after the date of submission of the report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish, and publish on the website of the Department, a model plan for use by States, units of local government, and private sector entities to address the issues described in that subsection.
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