3.0.0 809 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z Senate S S 2009-04-02 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-02T23:52:33Z 2009-04-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2009-04-21 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-08-03 False Education Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Employment and training programs Government information and archives Higher education Unemployment Vocational and technical education Education 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-26T14:57:58Z Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish the Unemployment Tuition Assistance Program making tuition assistance available to individuals who became or become unemployed on or after December 1, 2007, due to the recession for their pursuit of education and job training at participating community colleges.

Directs the Secretary to provide tuition assistance payments directly to participating community colleges. Permits the Secretary to provide additional assistance to community colleges in high need and underserved areas.

Requires state unemployment compensation program applicants to be informed of their possible eligibility for participation in the Unemployment Tuition Assistance Program. Directs the Secretary to maintain a public Internet website containing Program information, including a list of participating community colleges.

Terminates the Program at the close of 2011.

]]> Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act Display Title Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a program to provide tuition assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Assistance for Workforce Recovery Program Act Introduced in Senate 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s809is/xml/BILLS-111s809is.xml 2009-04-02 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.