[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4184 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4184

 To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a public works 
    and public service job training program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 1994

   Miss Collins of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a public works 
    and public service job training program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Employment Opportunity and 
Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.) (in this Act referred to as ``the Act'') is amended by adding 
at the end the following new title:

   ``TITLE VIII--PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

``SEC. 801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) restoring the competitiveness and enhancing the 
        productivity of the United States will require that all workers 
        possess basic job and educational skills; and
            ``(2) an investment in human capital will have a 
        substantial impact on increasing productivity in the United 
        States.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to establish a 
public works and public service job training program designed--
            ``(1) to provide on-the-job training opportunities for 
        hard-to-employ individuals; and
            ``(2) to improve infrastructure and public sector service 
        delivery.

``SEC. 802. ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION.

    ``(a) Allotment to States.--Of the amount appropriated under 
section 3(g) for each fiscal year and available to carry out this 
title, the Secretary shall allot such amount to the States for 
allocation to service delivery areas within each State.
    ``(b) Allocation to Service Delivery Areas.--Of the amount allotted 
to a State under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Governor shall 
allocate such amount to service delivery areas in such State in 
accordance with the criteria contained in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
of section 202(b)(1).
    ``(c) Reallotment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
        each program year, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the 
        requirements of this subsection, reallot to eligible States 
        amounts appropriated for such program year that are available 
        for reallotment under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment is 
        equal to the amount by which the unobligated balance of the 
        State allotment under subsection (a) for all States at the end 
        of the program year prior to the program year for which the 
        determination under this subsection is made exceeds 20 percent 
        of such allotment for that prior program year.
            ``(3) Eligible states defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `eligible States' means States that 
        demonstrate progress toward achieving the objectives of this 
        title and that require additional funds in order to accomplish 
        such objectives, as determined by the Secretary.

``SEC. 803. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--A service delivery area shall use amounts 
allocated under section 802 to establish a public works and public 
service job training program under which eligible individuals 
participate in job projects in accordance with this title.
    ``(b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program established 
under subsection (a), the service delivery area shall--
            ``(1) prepare a plan for the establishment and conduct of 
        job projects pursuant to criteria prescribed by the Secretary;
            ``(2) submit such plan to the Secretary for review and 
        approval;
            ``(3) provide for an objective assessment of the skill 
        levels and service needs of each participant to determine the 
        appropriate job project for each such participant;
            ``(4) provide participants with limited English speaking 
        ability such instruction as the service delivery area considers 
        appropriate;
            ``(5) use objective measures to monitor the success or 
        failure of the participant in the job project and maintain 
        records on each participant;
            ``(6) conduct outreach activities to attract eligible 
        individuals;
            ``(7) provide pre-employment skills and work responsibility 
        training;
            ``(8) provide each participant with--
                    ``(A) information about and referrals to pre-
                college and adult continuing education and related 
                training programs;
                    ``(B) appropriate social services, including 
                information relating to educational programs; and
                    ``(C) information about programs and services 
                provided by the State apprenticeship council;
            ``(9) establish a job counseling and job placement service 
        to assist each participant in obtaining employment upon 
        completion of the job project, including the training-related 
        placement of minorities in nontraditional employment and 
        apprenticeships; and
            ``(10) prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary 
        on the activities of the service delivery area with respect to 
        the program.
    ``(c) Job Project Requirements.--Each job project shall meet the 
following requirements:
            ``(1) Each job project shall be capable of completion 
        within 24 months.
            ``(2) Each job project shall provide for on-the-job 
        training and employment of eligible individuals, including the 
        training of minorities in nontraditional employment.
            ``(3) A participant who has not received a high school 
        diploma or its equivalent shall, in order to continue 
        employment in the project, maintain satisfactory progress 
        toward receiving a high school diploma or its equivalent.
    ``(d) Personnel.--A service delivery area shall--
            ``(1) employ an administrator and support personnel 
        sufficient to carry out the program established under 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(2) select a project manager for each job project 
        assisted under this title, in accordance with criteria 
        established by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Progress Reports.--The administrator shall prepare and submit 
to the private industry council of the service delivery area monthly 
progress reports on the job projects.
    ``(f) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of amounts 
allocated under section 802 to a service delivery area for a fiscal 
year may be used for administrative expenses in carrying out the 
program established under subsection (a).
    ``(g) Criteria Relating to Profit or Loss of Employers.--The 
Secretary shall develop criteria to be used by each private industry 
council to evaluate the projected profit or loss of an employer with 
respect to a job project carried out by such employer.
    ``(h) Job Project Defined.--For purposes of this title, the term 
`job project' means--
            ``(1) the construction, renovation, repair, or other 
        improvement, and maintenance of a public building or other 
        public facility (including a surface transportation, aviation, 
        water resources, solid waste management, or drinking water 
        facility) with commercial, industrial, public, service, or 
        other value, or
            ``(2) work in such fields as environmental quality, health 
        care, education, public safety, crime prevention and control, 
        prison rehabilitation, transportation, recreation, maintenance 
        of parks, streets, and other public facilities, solid waste 
        removal, pollution control, housing and neighborhood 
        improvements, rural development, conservation, beautification, 
        and other fields of human betterment and community improvement,
that will be carried out by a public agency or a private nonprofit 
organization and would not otherwise be conducted with existing funds.

``SEC. 804. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the limitations in subsection (b), an 
individual shall be eligible to participate in a job project under this 
title if such individual--
            ``(1)(A) has a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in a program which leads to a high school 
        diploma or its equivalent and is making substantial progress 
        toward such diploma or equivalent;
            ``(2) is at least 18 years of age;
            ``(3) has resided in the service delivery area for at least 
        60 consecutive days prior to applying for employment under the 
        job project; and
            ``(4)(A) has been unemployed for at least 35 consecutive 
        days prior to applying for such employment;
            ``(B) sought employment during such 35-day period; and
            ``(C) provides assurances that he or she will continue to 
        seek employment during the last 6 months of the job project.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum income.--An individual whose income from all 
        sources for the year preceding the year in which the 
        determination of employment under the job project is made is 
        equal to or greater than 150 percent of the official poverty 
        line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and 
        revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
        Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
        shall not be eligible to participate in a job project under 
        this title.
            ``(2) Retirement benefits.--An individual eligible for 
        retirement benefits under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        301 et seq.), under any retirement system for Federal 
        Government employees, under the railroad retirement system, 
        under the military retirement system, or under any private 
        pension program shall not be eligible to participate in a job 
        project under this title.

``SEC. 805. WAGES AND BENEFITS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

    ``(a) Wages and Benefits.--Notwithstanding section 141(k), each 
participant in a job project under this title shall receive the 
following:
            ``(1) Wages in an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) the wages described in section 143(d) with 
                respect to laborers and mechanics described in such 
                section; or
                    ``(B) in cases where subparagraph (A) does not 
                apply, wages equal to the higher of--
                            ``(i) the minimum wage established under 
                        section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
                        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); or
                            ``(ii) the minimum wage established under 
                        the applicable State minimum wage law.
            ``(2) Benefits and employment conditions comparable to the 
        benefits and conditions provided to other employees employed in 
        similar occupations by a comparable employer, as determined by 
        the private industry council.
    ``(b) Supportive Services.--Each service delivery area shall make 
available to each participant in a job project under this title 
appropriate supportive services to enable a participant to work.

``SEC. 806. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    ``The service delivery area may waive the education requirement 
under section 803(c)(3) with respect to a participant in a job project.

``SEC. 807. LINKAGES.

    ``In carrying out the program under this title, each service 
delivery area shall establish appropriate linkages with other 
appropriate programs, including programs under titles II and III and 
any other provision of this Act, to avoid duplication and enhance the 
delivery of services.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the Act (29 
U.S.C. 1502) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out title VIII.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following new items:

   ``TITLE VIII--PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

``Sec. 801. Findings and purposes.
``Sec. 802. Allotment and allocation.
``Sec. 803. Use of funds.
``Sec. 804. Eligible individuals.
``Sec. 805. Wages and benefits and supportive services.
``Sec. 806. Waiver authority.
``Sec. 807. Linkages.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE BE 
              MEMBER OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.

    Paragraph (3) of section 102(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 1512(a)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) The State apprenticeship council.''.

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