3.0.0 922 2020-02-10T17:06:57Z 2020-02-10T17:06:57Z Senate S S 2011-05-09 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-09T20:51:48Z Urban Jobs Act of 2011 112 683 HR 2011-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2011-05-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-06-07 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-06-16 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-06-22 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-06-30 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-07-12 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-09-06 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-11-10 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2012-03-08 False Labor and Employment Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Employment and training programs Juvenile crime and gang violence Language arts Urban and suburban affairs and development Youth employment and child labor Labor and Employment 00 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-01T21:15:17Z Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment.

Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) community-based affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program; and (2) at least one-third of the members of the committee should be employers in high-impact, high-growth industries in the locality.

]]> Urban Jobs Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Urban Jobs Act of 2011 Display Title Urban Jobs Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s922is/xml/BILLS-112s922is.xml 2011-05-09 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.