[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8875 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8875

  To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the 
 purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and 
 technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured 
                                 hair.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2024

 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. 
 Clarke of New York, Ms. Brown, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Espaillat, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kamlager-
 Dove, Ms. Adams, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Sanchez, 
 and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the 
 purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and 
 technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured 
                                 hair.

    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 ``Texture Positive Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING ON TEXTURED HAIR.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award, on a competitive 
basis, grants to States for the purpose of awarding subgrants in 
accordance with this section.
    (b) Application.--A State seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including a summary of the information submitted under 
subsection (c)(2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award 
a subgrant to under such subsection.
    (c) Subgrants.--
            (1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this 
        section shall use such grant to award, on a competitive basis, 
        subgrants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out 
        the activities described in paragraph (3).
            (2) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a subgrant 
        under this subsection shall submit an application to the State 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the State may reasonably require, including--
                    (A) a description of how the eligible entity plans 
                to carry out the activities described in paragraph (3);
                    (B) an estimate of--
                            (i) the cost of conducting the activities 
                        described in paragraph (3), including the cost 
                        per student of providing the education and 
                        technical training required under subparagraph 
                        (A) of such paragraph; and
                            (ii) the number of students the eligible 
                        entity plans to instruct; and
                    (C) a description of how the eligible entity plans 
                to increase access to the education and technical 
                training required under paragraph (3)(A).
            (3) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        subgrant under this subsection--
                    (A) shall use such subgrant funds to provide, as 
                part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools, 
                education and technical training to students of such 
                cosmetology schools on how to shampoo, deep condition, 
                braid, twist, and style textured hair; and
                    (B) may use such subgrant funds to, in order to 
                better provide such education and technical training--
                            (i) develop such education and technical 
                        training;
                            (ii) hire and train instructors; and
                            (iii) provide digital training, including 
                        through prerecorded videos.
            (4) Determination of amount of award.--A State shall award 
        a subgrant under this subsection in an amount that the State 
        determines appropriate based on the estimate submitted under 
        paragraph (2)(B).
    (d) Duration; Renewal.--
            (1) Grants.--A grant awarded under this section shall be 
        for a term of 4 years and may be renewed by the Secretary.
            (2) Subgrants.--A subgrant awarded under subsection (c) 
        shall be for a term of 6 months and may be renewed by the State 
        that awarded the subgrant. In determining whether to renew such 
        subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the 
        information submitted under subsection (e).
    (e) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Eligible entities.--Not later than 60 days before each 
        date that is the final date of the term described in subsection 
        (d)(2), a recipient of a subgrant under subsection (c) shall 
        submit to the State that awarded the subgrant a report 
        including--
                    (A) a description of how the subgrant was used;
                    (B) an identification of the cosmetology schools 
                that the eligible entity worked with to provide the 
                education and technical training required under 
                subsection (c)(3)(A);
                    (C) the number of instructors that the eligible 
                entity trained to provide the education and technical 
                training required under subsection (c)(3)(A); and
                    (D) the number of students that received the 
                education and technical training required under 
                subsection (c)(3)(A).
            (2) States.--Not later than 60 days after each date that is 
        the final date of the term described in subsection (d)(1), a 
        State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to 
        the Secretary a report including--
                    (A) an identification of the State agency that 
                awards subgrants under this section; and
                    (B) a summary of the information submitted under 
                paragraph (1).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Cosmetology school.--The term ``cosmetology school'' 
        means a school that provides training to prepare students for 
        gainful employment in an occupation related to cosmetology.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--
                    (A) means a corporation, limited liability company, 
                association, or company that--
                            (i) was established not less than 5 years 
                        before the date of enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) has experience in providing the 
                        education and technical training required under 
                        subsection (c)(3)(A);
                            (iii) has an employer identification number 
                        issued by the Internal Revenue Service; and
                            (iv) has a Minority- or Women-owned 
                        Business Enterprise certificate; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) a consortium of cosmetology schools, 
                        including an association of such schools;
                            (ii) an individual; or
                            (iii) a cosmetology school that has 
                        received, at any point, Federal funds other 
                        than through a subgrant under subsection (c).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
        territory, or possession of the United States.
            (5) Textured hair.--The term ``textured hair'' means hair 
        that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its natural state.
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