3.0.0 3529 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z Senate S S 2010-06-24 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-24T18:44:29Z AMERICA Works Act 111 4072 HR 2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2010-06-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2010-06-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5441-5442) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. N Labor and Employment Employment and training programs Government information and archives Manufacturing Trade adjustment assistance Vocational and technical education Youth employment and child labor Labor and Employment 00 2010-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-09T18:57:49Z American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecting and approving training services, or programs of training services, to give priority consideration to state- and local board-approved services and programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential that is in high demand in the local area served and listed in the skill credential registry created under this Act.

Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs as well as in tech prep programs.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to give priority consideration to Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training programs that lead to a industry-recognized and nationally portable credential listed in the skill credential registry that is in high demand in the local area served by the corresponding one-stop delivery system.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) create a registry of skill credentials; and (2) list them in the registry if they are required by federal or state law for an occupation, or are from the Manufacturing Institute-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System. Authorizes the Secretary to list a credential in the registry if it is an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential consistent with established industry competency models, including the one for the American College Test National Career Readiness Certification.

]]> American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act Display Title American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act Short Titles as Introduced AMERICA Works Act Introduced in Senate 2010-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3529is/xml/BILLS-111s3529is.xml 2010-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.