[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 72

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of 
 local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2011

   Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of 
 local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training 
                               programs.

    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 ``New Jobs for America Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization.--Subject to the availability of appropriations 
for such funds, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to States, 
units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant under this Act shall use 
the grant for the following purposes:
            (1) To seek out unemployed individuals struggling 
        financially whose prior training consisted of skills necessary 
        for a faltering or dying industry.
            (2) To create compensated training programs that offer 
        training in emerging markets and industries (such as green 
        technologies).
            (3) To partner with historically Black colleges and 
        universities and Hispanic serving colleges and universities 
        along with local community college systems to create innovative 
        retraining programs for minorities focused on retooling workers 
        for jobs in the growth sectors of healthcare, biotech, and 
        information technology.
            (4) To partner with cities and non-profit organizations to 
        provide apprenticeships and internships.
            (5) To provide compensation to participants in training 
        programs to temporarily aide in their financial distress.
            (6) To provide access to public healthcare programs for 
        participants.
            (7) To create training programs for ex-offenders in an 
        effort to reduce recidivism.
            (8) To aide newly trained participants in securing 
        employment within the field of their newly acquired expertise.
    (c) Conditions.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
Act, a grant recipient shall--
            (1) comply with nondiscrimination standards of the Civil 
        Rights Act;
            (2) allocate not less than 80 percent of the funding 
        allocated under the grant to wages, benefits, and support 
        activities, including child care services to individuals 
        receiving compensated training under such a grant; and
            (3) institute a program to aide newly trained participants 
        in securing employment in their new area of expertise.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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