110 HR 6797 IH: Incumbent Worker Development Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-08-01 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2008 Mr. Kagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Incumbent Worker Development Act of 2008.

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Grants for incumbent worker training

(a)

Grant authority

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a program to make grants to States to assist employers in providing incumbent worker training. (b)

Matching requirement

The Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out with a grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of cost of the activity. (c)

Limitations on Use of Grant

No grant under this section may be used— (1)to pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing incumbent worker training; or (2)for training provided to an employee by the employer (or by another entity on behalf of the employer), if— (A)the purpose of such training is to prepare the employee to assume the responsibilities associated with the job that the employee holds with the employer; and (B)the training occurs during a period— (i)that begins on the most recent date on which the employer hired the employee; and (ii)that the Secretary determines is appropriate. (d)

Incumbent worker training defined

For purposes of this section, the term incumbent worker training means training offered to an employee by the employer of the employee (or by another entity on behalf of the employer) to enhance the knowledge and skills of the employee for the purpose of improving the employee’s job performance.