[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1164

 To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for training 
               service and delivery innovation projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2005

 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 the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for training 
               service and delivery innovation projects.

    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 PROJECTS.

    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 innovation projects that improve 
                access to and delivery of employment and training 
                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 eligible training recipients;
                            ``(ii) provide for the conduct of online 
                        eligibility determinations for Federal and 
                        State training programs, and direct individuals 
                        to the appropriate programs in the area; and
                            ``(iii) integrate high-quality employment 
                        and training services information with the 
                        delivery of information regarding other social 
                        services and health care programs;''.
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