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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1948 

To establish an Innovation in Investment pilot program, to improve and 

expand a national registered apprenticeship program, to provide for State 

Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 6, 2011 

Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To establish an Innovation in Investment pilot program, to 

improve and expand a national registered apprenticeship 

program, to provide for State Workforce Education and 

Training Advisory Committees, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce Innovation 

5 for New Jobs and Applied Education Act’’ or the ‘‘WIN 

6 Jobs and Applied Education Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INNOVATION IN INVESTMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work3 force Investment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting 

4 after section 173A (29 U.S.C. 2918a) the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 173B. INNOVATION IN INVESTMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab7 lish and carry out a pilot program, to be known as the 

8 Innovation in Investment pilot program, through which 

9 the Secretary shall make grants as described in subsection 

10 (b), in order to facilitate the provision of workforce devel11 opment activities through public-private partnerships. 

12 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE CONSORTIA.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the na14 tional program, the Secretary shall make grants on 

15 a competitive basis to eligible consortia in covered 

16 States to enable the consortia to establish and sup17 port State Innovation in Investment pilot programs. 

18 ‘‘(2) NUMBER AND RENEWABILITY OF

19 GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make the grants to 

20 not more than 5 consortia and in amounts of not 

21 more than $3,500,000 per grant. The Secretary 

22 shall not renew a grant made to a consortium under 

23 this subsection. 

24 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIA.— 

25 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re2 ceive a grant under this section, a consortium 

3 shall include— 

4 ‘‘(i) an eligible institution, which shall 

5 serve as the lead applicant for the grant; 

6 ‘‘(ii) 1 or more businesses that are 

7 representative of a local area in which the 

8 training will be provided; 

9 ‘‘(iii) 1 or more representatives of the 

10 State or local workforce investment sys11 tem; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) 1 or more secondary schools (as 

13 defined in section 9101 of the Elementary 

14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

15 U.S.C. 7801)), area career and technical 

16 education schools (as defined in section 3 

17 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech18 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

19 2302)), or institutions of higher education 

20 (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 1001(a)) that provide a 2-year program 

23 described in section 101(a)(3) of such Act 

24 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(3)). 


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1 ‘‘(B) MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES.—To 

2 the maximum extent practicable, the eligible in3 stitution shall ensure that the eligible consor4 tium includes more than one representative— 

5 ‘‘(i) of entities described in subpara6 graph (A)(ii); 

7 ‘‘(ii) of entities described in subpara8 graph (A)(iii); and 

9 ‘‘(iii) of entities described in subpara10 graph (A)(iv). 

11 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—In this section 

12 the term ‘community college’ means a community 

13 college, as defined in section 3301 of the Elementary 

14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 7011). 

16 ‘‘(3) COVERED STATES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the 

18 term ‘covered State’ means a State— 

19 ‘‘(i) for which the percentage of indi20 viduals in the State in households with 

21 household incomes at or below the poverty 

22 line, is greater than the percentage of indi23 viduals in the United States in such house24 holds, as determined on the basis of data 

25 from the Bureau of the Census; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) in which the percentage of the 

2 adult population with a baccalaureate de3 gree is not more than 25 percent; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) that meets such other measures 

5 as the Secretary may determine to be ap6 propriate. 

7 ‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

8 term ‘poverty line’ has the meaning given the 

9 term in section 673 of the Community Services 

10 Block Grants Act (42 U.S.C. 9902). 

11 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—In this section, 

12 the term ‘eligible institution’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) a local board, in partnership with 1 

14 or more community colleges, at which training 

15 programs will occur under a grant described in 

16 subsection (b); 

17 ‘‘(B) a community college district, estab18 lished by a State as a separate entity or gov19 erned by a community education board; 

20 ‘‘(C) a State community college system; or 

21 ‘‘(D) a community college. 

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—In order for a consortium to 

23 be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible 

24 institution shall submit an application to the Secretary on 

25 behalf of the consortium at such time, in such manner, 


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1 and containing such information as the Secretary shall re2 quire, including— 

3 ‘‘(1) a description of the training program to be 

4 carried out; 

5 ‘‘(2) a description of clear, relevant, and prac6 tical objectives for the program, including how the 

7 program will ensure integration of Federal, State, 

8 and local activities, train workers for high-wage and 

9 high-skill employment, maximize the return on pub10 lic investment in the program, involve the private 

11 sector, and integrate external learning opportunities 

12 with classroom education; 

13 ‘‘(3) a description of how the consortium will 

14 facilitate development of a 21st century workforce in 

15 the State in which the consortium operates; and 

16 ‘‘(4)(A) standards, agreed on by all members of 

17 the consortium, for data collection on and evaluation 

18 of the performance of the program and participants 

19 in the program; and 

20 ‘‘(B) assurances that the consortium will par21 ticipate in evaluations of that performance by the 

22 Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) TRAINING PROGRAM.—A consortium that 

2 receives a grant under this section shall use the 

3 funds made available under the grant— 

4 ‘‘(A) to support the development or expan5 sion of a training program that is designed to 

6 enable participants to obtain employment (in7 cluding pre-employment training, career coun8 seling, or training that leads to skill certifi9 cation, as determined by the Secretary); 

10 ‘‘(B) to provide educational assistance de11 scribed in paragraph (3)(B) through an eligible 

12 institution in the consortium for such a pro13 gram; and 

14 ‘‘(C) to otherwise support participation 

15 in— 

16 ‘‘(i) internship or cooperative activi17 ties approved by the consortium and de18 scribed in an application submitted under 

19 subsection (d); or 

20 ‘‘(ii) a registered apprenticeship pro21 gram carried out under the Act of August 

22 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘Na23 tional Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, 

24 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—The consortium shall 

2 provide training to unemployed individuals, or to 

3 postsecondary students who are not seeking a bacca4 laureate degree. 

5 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—An eligible in6 stitution that is part of the consortium shall provide, 

7 for a participant whose participation in the program 

8 leads to a degree, or to the extent practicable, to in9 dustry or professional certification or licensure— 

10 ‘‘(A) course credit for the training pro11 vided through such program; and 

12 ‘‘(B) reimbursement, in the form of edu13 cational assistance within the meaning of sec14 tion 127(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

15 1986, for part or all of the expenses covered by 

16 subparagraph (A) of that section, at the institu17 tion and related to the program. 

18 ‘‘(f) LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 

19 than 10 percent of the funds made available through 

20 grants received under this section shall be used to pay for 

21 administrative costs. 

22 ‘‘(g) ASSESSMENT AND REPORTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The eligible institution in 

24 an eligible consortium that receives a grant under 


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1 this section for a program shall carry out data col2 lection concerning and assessment of the program. 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The eligible institution shall 

4 submit interim and final reports to the State in 

5 which the consortium operates, to the Secretary of 

6 Labor, and to the appropriate committees of Con7 gress, containing a summary of the data and the re8 sults of the assessment. The reports shall include a 

9 description of the program, the stated objectives of 

10 the program, information on best practices and les11 sons learned from the program, information that de12 scribes how the businesses in the consortium helped 

13 to develop the program and curriculum for the pro14 gram, information that describes the education 

15 gained by and employment outcomes of participants, 

16 recommendations regarding incentives for business 

17 and educational institutions to participate in similar 

18 programs and to carry out programs that com19 plement and incorporate successful programs and re20 sources to the extent practicable, and other relevant 

21 data that may be required by the Secretary of 

22 Labor. The eligible institution shall submit the in23 terim report not later than 3 years after the date on 

24 which the grant is made, and the final report not 


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1 later than 18 months after the end of the pro2 gram.’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 174 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

5 2919) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

8 173B such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 

9 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) PROGRAMS.—The Act of August 16, 1937 (com12 monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 

13 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) is amended 

14 by inserting after section 3 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3A. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 

16 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

18 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

20 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

21 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

22 The term ‘national apprenticeship program’ means 

23 the collective program carried out under this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(3) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO2 GRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship pro3 gram’ means a program registered under this Act. 

4 ‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) DISSEMINATION BY SECRETARY OF

6 LABOR.—The Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

7 Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship of the 

8 Department of Labor, shall disseminate information 

9 on the national apprenticeship program (referred to 

10 in this paragraph as ‘apprenticeship information’) 

11 widely and publicly, and make every reasonable ef12 fort to increase awareness of that program. The in13 formation disseminated shall contain, at a minimum, 

14 information on regionally available registered ap15 prenticeship programs, requirements and benefits of 

16 each registered apprenticeship program, and the ap17 plication and selection process for each such pro18 gram. 

19 ‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION BY SECRETARY OF EDU20 CATION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) ELECTRONIC INFORMATION.—When 

22 disseminating any electronic information de23 signed to help students prepare for graduation 

24 from secondary school, the Secretary of Edu25 cation shall include apprenticeship information. 


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1 ‘‘(B) PRINT INFORMATION.—The Sec2 retary of Education shall disseminate appren3 ticeship information to State educational agen4 cies, local educational agencies, institutions of 

5 higher education, and relevant State agencies. 

6 The agencies and institutions described in this 

7 subparagraph shall, as a condition of receiving 

8 funding directly or indirectly from the Depart9 ment of Education, distribute the information 

10 to students preparing for graduation from a 

11 secondary school or such an institution. 

12 ‘‘(c) EXPANSION PILOT PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, 

14 acting through the Administrator of the Office of 

15 Apprenticeship, and in consultation with the Sec16 retary of Education (referred to in this subsection as 

17 the ‘Secretaries’) shall establish a pilot program to 

18 expand the national apprenticeship program, by 

19 evaluating additional programs, in additional sec20 tors, for approval as registered apprenticeship pro21 grams. The pilot program shall be designed to ex22 pand the sectors with registered apprenticeship pro23 grams, to include new and evolving sectors, such as 

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1 aster and emergency preparedness. The Secretary of 

2 Labor shall carry out the pilot program for a period 

3 of not less than 5 years. 

4 ‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor 

5 shall establish and use clear, consistent, and relevant 

6 measures for evaluation of the quality and effective7 ness of programs proposed for registration under the 

8 pilot program. The measures shall include measures 

9 for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of the 

10 curriculum and training associated with a proposed 

11 program, and the performance of the program with 

12 respect to performance standards, completion rates 

13 for program participants (for the program and re14 lated education), number of participants entering 

15 employment, credentials and certifications granted, 

16 and the transferability of the credentials and certifi17 cations. 

18 ‘‘(3) STUDY AND REPORTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) STUDY.—In addition to collecting 

20 data in connection with the evaluations, the 

21 Secretary of Labor shall study the program. In 

22 conducting the study, the Secretary of Labor 

23 shall collect data to determine the extent to 

24 which the programs registered under the pilot 

25 program efficiently and effectively prepared 


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1 participants for employment, and shall examine 

2 how to encourage more individuals, partners, 

3 and sponsors to participate in the national ap4 prenticeship program. 

5 ‘‘(B) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years 

6 after the date of the establishment of the pilot 

7 program, and not later than 18 months after 

8 the end of the pilot program, the Secretary of 

9 Labor shall submit a report to Congress con10 taining the results of the study. 

11 ‘‘(d) CREDITABLE PROGRAMS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor or 

13 the Secretary of Education, as appropriate (referred 

14 to in this subsection as the ‘appropriate Secretary’) 

15 may approve an eligible program as a creditable pro16 gram, with respect to a tax credit under section 45S 

17 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

18 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—In this subsection: 

19 ‘‘(A) COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.—The term 

20 ‘cooperative program’ means an existing or new 

21 program that— 

22 ‘‘(i) is carried out by a partnership in23 cluding at least 1 business, and 1 institu24 tion of higher education; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) meets such skills and education 

2 standards as the appropriate Secretary 

3 shall establish for such a program; and 

4 ‘‘(iii)(I) provides training that leads to 

5 industry or professional certification or li6 censure, as determined by the appropriate 

7 Secretary; or 

8 ‘‘(II) is similar to a registered appren9 ticeship program. 

10 ‘‘(B) COVERED REGISTERED APPRENTICE11 SHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered registered 

12 apprenticeship program’ means a registered ap13 prenticeship program that is carried out by a 

14 partnership including a business and an institu15 tion of higher education. 

16 ‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM.—The term ‘eli17 gible program’ means a covered registered ap18 prenticeship program or a cooperative program. 

19 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL LEVELS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) LEVEL 1 CREDITABLE PROGRAM.—To 

21 be approved as a level 1 creditable program— 

22 ‘‘(i) an eligible program shall employ 

23 participants who— 

24 ‘‘(I) attend the institution of 

25 higher education that is part of the 


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1 partnership, which shall be a local in2 stitution of higher education and shall 

3 provide course credit for the training 

4 provided through such program; and 

5 ‘‘(II) work not less than 20 hours 

6 per week for the business in the part7 nership; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the 

9 Governor of the State in which the eligible 

10 program operates shall certify that the spe11 cific skills and education provided through 

12 the program are needed in the local area, 

13 as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 

14 Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801), 

15 in which the program operates, and that 

16 need is not being fulfilled by other training 

17 programs. 

18 ‘‘(B) LEVEL 2 CREDITABLE PROGRAM.— 

19 To be approved as a level 2 creditable pro20 gram— 

21 ‘‘(i) an eligible program shall meet the 

22 requirements of subparagraph (A)(i); 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the 

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1 cations described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 

2 for the program; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the institution of higher edu4 cation in the partnership carrying out the 

5 eligible program shall meet the require6 ments of subparagraph (A)(i)(I) and pro7 vide the program as a 2-year program de8 scribed in section 101(a)(3) of the Higher 

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 1001(a)(3)). 

11 ‘‘(4) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) INSTITUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIPS.— 

13 To the extent practicable, an institution of 

14 higher education in a partnership carrying out 

15 a creditable program shall provide educational 

16 assistance to participants in the program to re17 duce or pay for educational costs at the institu18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(B) STANDARDS FOR SIGNIFICANT EDU20 CATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Edu21 cation shall issue standards specifying the per22 centage, of such a participant’s educational 

23 costs at an institution of higher education for 

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1 vide in order to be eligible to receive a tax cred2 it under section 45S of the Internal Revenue 

3 Code of 1986 for educational assistance. A 

4 business that provides less than that percentage 

5 shall not be eligible to receive the tax credit 

6 under that section for any educational assist7 ance to that participant.’’. 

8 (b) TAX CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

9 EXPENSES OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYERS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of 

11 subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 45S. CREDIT FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EX15 PENSES OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYERS. 

16 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38, 

17 in the case of a qualified employer, the apprenticeship pro18 gram expenses credit determined under this section for 

19 any taxable year with respect to each qualified employee 

20 is an amount equal to the sum of— 

21 ‘‘(1) the taxes paid by such employer under sec22 tion 3111 or 3221 with respect to such employee for 

23 such taxable year, and 

24 ‘‘(2) the amount of any educational assistance 

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1 curred by such employer with respect to such em2 ployee for such taxable year, to the extent such 

3 amount exceeds the percentage established by the 

4 Secretary of Education under section 3A(d)(4)(C) of 

5 the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 

6 the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, 

7 chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

8 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES.— 

9 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION TO 3 YEARS OF EXPENSES.— 

10 The expenses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

11 subsection (a) shall be taken into account for not 

12 more than 3 years with respect to any qualified em13 ployee. 

14 ‘‘(2) INCREASED CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PRO15 GRAMS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PRO17 GRAMS.—In the case of a qualified employee 

18 who is participating in a level 2 creditable pro19 gram described in subparagraph (B) of section 

20 3A(d)(3) of the Act of August 16, 1937 (com21 monly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 

22 Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 

23 et seq.), the amount of the credit determined 

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1 paragraph (B)) under subsection (a) shall be 

2 multiplied by 2. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR CRITICAL NEED

4 AREAS.—In the case of a qualified employee 

5 who resides in a local area that is certified by 

6 the Secretary of Labor (according to regula7 tions prescribed by such Secretary) as having 

8 critical employment needs based on educational, 

9 economic, and population factors, the amount of 

10 the credit determined (without regard to this 

11 subparagraph and subparagraph (A)) under 

12 subsection (a) shall be multiplied by 3. Sub13 paragraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a 

14 qualified employee to whom this subparagraph 

15 applies. 

16 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED EMPLOYER.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec18 tion, the term ‘qualified employer’ means an em19 ployer that, during the taxable year for which the 

20 credit under this section is determined, is partici21 pating in a creditable program described in subpara22 graph (A) or (B) of section 3A(d)(3) of the Act of 

23 August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 

24 Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

25 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(2) PARTIAL TAXABLE YEARS.—If an em2 ployer does not participate in such a creditable pro3 gram for the employer’s entire taxable year, then 

4 only expenses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

5 subsection (a) with respect to the portion of the tax6 able year during which such employer participates in 

7 such a program shall be taken into account under 

8 subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(d) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this 

10 section— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified em12 ployee’ means, with respect to any taxable year, an 

13 employee of a qualified employer who— 

14 ‘‘(A) during such taxable year is enrolled 

15 in a creditable program described in subsection 

16 (c)(1) at the institution of higher education 

17 (within the meaning of section 101(a) of the 

18 Higher Education Act of 1965) which is part of 

19 the partnership with the qualified employer and 

20 which is a local institution of higher education, 

21 ‘‘(B) is eligible for course credit for the 

22 training provided through such program, 

23 ‘‘(C) works not less than 20 hours per 

24 week as an employee of the qualified employer 

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1 ‘‘(D) is still employed as part of such pro2 gram by the qualified employer on the date that 

3 is 1 year after the date on which the employee 

4 begins participation in such program with the 

5 employer. 

6 ‘‘(2) RECAPTURE IN CASE OF TERMINATION OF

7 EMPLOYMENT.—In the case of an employee whose 

8 employment as part of such creditable program is 

9 terminated by the qualified employer before the date 

10 that is 1 year after the date on which the employee 

11 begins participation in such program with the em12 ployer— 

13 ‘‘(A) no expenses with respect to such em14 ployee shall be taken into account under sub15 section (a) for the taxable year in which such 

16 employment is terminated, and 

17 ‘‘(B) the tax under this chapter for the 

18 taxable year in which such employment is ter19 minated shall be increased by the aggregate 

20 credits (if any) allowed under section 38(a) for 

21 prior taxable years by reason of this section 

22 with respect to such employee. 

23 ‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 

24 shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount taken 

25 into account in determining the credit under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(f) ELECTION NOT TO CLAIM CREDIT.—This sec2 tion shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable year 

3 if such taxpayer elects to have this section not apply for 

4 such taxable year.’’. 

5 (2) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSI6 NESS CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of the Internal Rev7 enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 

8 the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at 

9 the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, 

10 and by adding at the end the following new para11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(37) the apprenticeship program expenses 

13 credit determined under section 45S(a).’’. 

14 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec15 tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 

16 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new 

18 item: 

‘‘Sec. 45S. Credit for apprenticeship program expenses of qualified employers.’’. 

19 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

20 by this subsection shall apply to taxes paid under 

21 section 3111 or 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code 

22 of 1986, and expenses paid or incurred, after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 4. STATE WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AD2 VISORY COMMITTEES. 

3 Section 134(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act 

4 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(a)(2)) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period 

9 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(vii) to the extent practicable, estab12 lishing or designating, and supporting, a 

13 Workforce Education and Training Advi14 sory Committee described in subparagraph 

15 (C).’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(C) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall 

19 designate a State agency that shall estab20 lish or designate, and support, using funds 

21 described in subparagraph (B), a Work22 force Education and Training Advisory 

23 Committee (referred to in this subpara24 graph as the ‘Advisory Committee’) for the 

25 State. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory 

2 Committee shall consist of members ap3 pointed by the Governor, including— 

4 ‘‘(I) representatives of State 

5 agencies; 

6 ‘‘(II) representatives of local 

7 agencies; 

8 ‘‘(III) representatives of institu9 tions of higher education, as defined 

10 in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

12 1001(a)); 

13 ‘‘(IV) representatives of busi14 nesses; 

15 ‘‘(V) representatives of State 

16 boards and local boards; 

17 ‘‘(VI) representatives of commu18 nity-based organizations; and 

19 ‘‘(VII) representatives of other 

20 relevant stakeholders. 

21 ‘‘(iii) CHAIRPERSON.—The represent22 ative of the designated State agency shall 

23 serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory 

24 Committee. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Advi2 sory Committee shall— 

3 ‘‘(I) consult with the Secretary of 

4 Education and the Secretary of Labor 

5 regarding workforce development in 

6 the State; and 

7 ‘‘(II) develop and recommend a 

8 comprehensive strategy for the State 

9 for education, employment and train10 ing activities, and other workforce de11 velopment activities. 

12 ‘‘(v) PERIODIC RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

13 Periodically, the Advisory Committee 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(I) identify and evaluate initia16 tives in the State involving education, 

17 employment and training activities, or 

18 other workforce development activi19 ties, and related strategic partner20 ships; 

21 ‘‘(II) issue recommendations en22 couraging the adoption of nationally 

23 recognized or State-recognized career 

24 readiness certification programs; 


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1 ‘‘(III) assess the level of integra2 tion and coordination of Federal, 

3 State, and local workforce develop4 ment initiatives within the State; 

5 ‘‘(IV) assess the comprehensive 

6 strategy described in clause (iv)(II) 

7 that is adopted by the State; 

8 ‘‘(V) compile and disseminate in9 formation on best practices for work10 force development activities, obtained 

11 from entities represented on the Advi12 sory Committee; and 

13 ‘‘(VI) make recommendations on 

14 workforce development activities to 

15 Federal, State, and local policy16 makers. 

17 ‘‘(vi) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 

18 years after the initial appointment of all 

19 members of the Advisory Committee, and 

20 every 2 years thereafter, the Advisory 

21 Committee shall prepare and submit to the 

22 Secretary of Education and the Secretary 

23 of Labor a report containing the results of 

24 the evaluation and assessments, the infor25 mation, described in clause (v), and the 


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1 recommendations described in clauses (iv) 

2 and (v).’’. 

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