US HB5849 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

New Jobs Training Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to employers to partner with community colleges to create programs for training individuals for new jobs with such employers. A "new job" is defined as a job that: may include a new position within an existing job category that is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer's business in the year preceding the date of hire; is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location that was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and results in a net increase in employment for the employer.

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Title

New Jobs Training Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-09-19HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2016-07-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-07-14HouseIntroduced in House

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