[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2469 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2469

 To amend section 171(b)(1)(D) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to 
      provide for training service and delivery innovation grants.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2002

 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 171(b)(1)(D) the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to 
      provide for training service and delivery innovation grants.

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

SECTION 1. TRAINING SERVICE AND DELIVERY INNOVATION GRANTS.

    Section 171(b)(1)(D) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2916(b)(1)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) targeted innovations that improve access and 
                delivery of training and employment services, with 
                emphasis given to projects that incorporate advanced 
                technologies to facilitate the connection of 
                individuals to the information and tools they need to 
                upgrade skills, including projects that link 
                individuals in need of training to opportunities for 
                self-guided learning, and with priority given to 
                projects that--
                            ``(i) actively promote sources of 
                        information about training opportunities and 
                        training content by providing technology 
                        directly to the eligible training recipient;
                            ``(ii) provide for the conduct of online 
                        eligibility determinations for State and 
                        Federal training programs, and direct 
                        individuals to the appropriate programs in the 
                        area; and
                            ``(iii) integrate high-quality employment 
                        and training information with the delivery of 
                        information regarding other social services and 
                        health care programs;''.
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