3.0.0 2095 2019-11-15T21:52:15Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2012-02-09 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-09T22:29:05Z 2012-02-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N Labor and Employment Employment and training programs Government information and archives Higher education State and local government operations Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-04T21:17:08Z Expanding Training Opportunities Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to deem approved by the Secretary of Labor any state laws that provide unemployment compensation to an individual for any week while in training, including: (1) an approved job training program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or (2) any coursework necessary to attain a recognized postsecondary credential if that individual is likely to exhaust his or her regular unemployment compensation, and the credential can be attained within a certain time period.

Defines "recognized postsecondary credential" as a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to authorize a state unemployment compensation agency to elect to approve job training or educational programs for purposes of an individual receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation while in training.

]]> Expanding Training Opportunities Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Training Opportunities Act of 2012 Display Title Expanding Training Opportunities Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that individuals who are in an authorized job training program or completing work for a degree or certificate remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2095is/xml/BILLS-112s2095is.xml 2012-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.