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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8391 

To support pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships within the National 

Apprenticeship Act, specifically with regard to the justice-impacted population. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Mr. TRONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To support pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships within 

the National Apprenticeship Act, specifically with regard 

to the justice-impacted population. 

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 ‘‘Strengthening Appren5 ticeships for Justice-Impacted Communities Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to support pre-apprentice8 ships and apprenticeships within the National Apprentice9 ship Act, specifically with regard to the justice-impacted 

10 population. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘apprentice’’ 

4 means a worker who— 

5 (A) is not younger than age 16, or (where 

6 a higher minimum age standard is specified by 

7 law) not younger than that age; and 

8 (B) is employed through an apprenticeship 

9 program that meets the required standards for 

10 an apprenticeship program. 

11 (2) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION.—The term 

12 ‘‘apprenticeable occupation’’ means an occupation 

13 which is specified by industry and which— 

14 (A) involves skills that are customarily 

15 learned in a practical way through a structured, 

16 systematic program of on-the-job supervised 

17 learning; 

18 (B) is clearly identified and commonly rec19 ognized throughout an industry; 

20 (C) involves the progressive attainment of 

21 manual, mechanical, or technical skills and 

22 knowledge which, in accordance with the indus23 try standard for the occupation, would require 

24 the completion of not less than 2,000 hours of 

25 on-the-job learning to attain, unless an alter26 native requirement is put forth by the employer 


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1 and sponsor that reflects industry standards 

2 and is accepted by the Secretary; and 

3 (D) requires related instruction to supple4 ment the on-the-job learning. 

5 (3) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term 

6 ‘‘apprenticeship program’’ includes a program 

7 that— 

8 (A) is registered under the Act of August 

9 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 

10 Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

11 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and 

12 (B) culminates in a certificate of comple13 tion from the registration agency and a recog14 nized postsecondary credential. 

15 (4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

16 applicant’’ means a consortium of entities that shall 

17 include 1 or more representatives from each of the 

18 following: 

19 (A) A local educational agency, area career 

20 and technical education school, educational 

21 service agency, or postsecondary educational in22 stitution. 

23 (B) In a State with a State registration 

24 agency, that registration agency. 


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1 (C) An industry or business, consisting of 

2 an employer, a group of employers, a trade as3 sociation, a professional association, or an enti4 ty that sponsors an apprenticeship program. 

5 (D) A State workforce development board 

6 or local workforce development board. 

7 (E) An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, 

8 or Tribal educational agency. 

9 (F) Labor organization that has responsi10 bility for the administration of an apprentice11 ship program associated with the industry or 

12 sector or occupation related to the covered ap13 prenticeship, including those sponsored by a 

14 joint labor-management organization. 

15 (G) A qualified intermediary. 

16 (H) Community-based organizations with 

17 significant expertise in supporting such pro18 grams. 

19 (I) In-demand industry sector employers. 

20 (5) JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

21 ‘‘justice-impacted individual’’ means an individual 

22 who has been arrested or convicted of a crime, in23 cluding an individual who is currently or formerly 

24 incarcerated in a Federal or State prison, jail, or ju25 venile facility. 


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1 (6) NEW; EXISTING.—The term ‘‘new’’ or ‘‘ex2 isting’’, used with respect to a program, means a 

3 program that was new or existing, respectively, as of 

4 the day the eligible applicant involved submitted the 

5 application for the grant involved. 

6 (7) PRE-APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘pre-appren7 tice’’ means a participant in a pre-apprenticeship 

8 program. 

9 (8) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘pre-appren11 ticeship program’’ means a training model or 

12 program, or training according to a set of strat13 egies, that— 

14 (i) is designed to assist individuals 

15 who do not meet the minimum qualifica16 tions for selection into an apprenticeship 

17 program, established in a sponsor’s ap18 prenticeship standards, to meet the quali19 fications; 

20 (ii) is carried out by an entity that 

21 maintains a documented partnership with 

22 at least one sponsor of an apprenticeship 

23 program; 

24 (iii) is a form of structured workplace 

25 education and training in which at least 2 


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1 of the entities described in subparagraph 

2 (B) collaborate with an education provider 

3 to provide formal instruction that will in4 troduce participants to the skills, com5 petencies, and materials used in one or 

6 more apprenticeable occupations; 

7 (iv) is designed to prepare individuals 

8 to enter and succeed in an apprenticeship 

9 program; 

10 (v) is carried out in a manner that in11 cludes proper observation of supervision 

12 and safety protocols, including paid, on13 the-job learning under the supervision of 

14 skilled employee mentors; 

15 (vi) is carried out in a manner that 

16 does not displace a paid employee; and 

17 (vii) includes— 

18 (I) training and a curriculum 

19 that— 

20 (aa) are based on and 

21 aligned with national, State, or 

22 local industry standards, with the 

23 quality of the training leading to 

24 such a standard reviewed by a re25 cipient of Federal funds; 


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1 (bb) are reviewed and ap2 proved annually by the sponsors 

3 of apprenticeships within the doc4 umented partnership; 

5 (cc) will prepare individuals, 

6 with the skills and competencies 

7 needed to enter one or more ap8 prenticeship programs; 

9 (dd) are aligned with career 

10 pathways; 

11 (ee) include employability 

12 skills training, such as training 

13 through career and industry 

14 awareness workshops, training 

15 through job readiness courses, 

16 training for English Language 

17 Learners, adult basic education, 

18 or financial literacy, or math tu19 toring, as appropriate; 

20 (ff) culminate in a recog21 nized postsecondary credential, 

22 with the quality of the training 

23 leading to that credential re24 viewed by a recipient of Federal 

25 funds; and 


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1 (gg) accurately simulates the 

2 industry and occupational condi3 tions of the apprenticeship pro4 gram; 

5 (II) strong recruitment strategies 

6 focused on outreach to populations 

7 underrepresented at the State and 

8 local levels in apprenticeship pro9 grams, including individuals with bar10 riers to employment such as justice11 connected individuals; 

12 (III) exposure of participants in 

13 such underrepresented populations, 

14 including justice-connected individ15 uals, to apprenticeship programs and 

16 provision of direct assistance to par17 ticipants in such populations in apply18 ing to those programs; 

19 (IV) access to appropriate sup20 portive services, as defined in section 

21 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

22 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102), fi23 nancial planning, mentoring, and pro24 vision of first-day-of-work necessities; 


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1 (V) efforts to collaboratively pro2 mote the use of apprenticeship pro3 grams as a preferred means for em4 ployers to develop a skilled workforce 

5 and to create career opportunities for 

6 individuals; 

7 (VI) facilitated entry or articula8 tion agreements that enable individ9 uals who successfully complete the 

10 program described in this para11 graph— 

12 (aa) to enter directly into an 

13 apprenticeship program; or 

14 (bb) to earn advanced place15 ment or credit at a postsecondary 

16 educational institution for skills 

17 and competencies acquired dur18 ing the program described in this 

19 paragraph; and 

20 (VII) a formal agreement with a 

21 sponsor of the apprenticeship program 

22 that would enable participants who 

23 successfully complete the program de24 scribed in this paragraph to enter di25 rectly into the apprenticeship program 


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1 (if a place in the program is available 

2 and other necessary requirements for 

3 acceptance are satisfied), and an 

4 agreement enabling participants to 

5 earn advanced placement or credit at 

6 a postsecondary educational institu7 tion for skills and competencies ac8 quired during the program described 

9 in this paragraph, including basic aca10 demic and technical skills and com11 petencies aligned with the 

12 apprenticeable occupation. 

13 (B) ENTITIES.—The entities described in 

14 this subparagraph are: 

15 (i) An employer. 

16 (ii) An industry or sector partnership. 

17 (iii) An industry association. 

18 (iv) A labor organization. 

19 (v) A community-based organization. 

20 (9) REGISTRATION AGENCY.—The term ‘‘reg21 istration agency’’ means the State Office of Appren22 ticeship or State apprenticeship agency in a State 

23 that is responsible for— 

24 (A) approving or denying applications from 

25 sponsors for registration of programs under the 


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1 national apprenticeship system in the State or 

2 area covered by the registration agency; and 

3 (B) carrying out the responsibilities of sup4 porting the youth apprenticeship, pre-appren5 ticeship, or apprenticeship programs registered 

6 by the registration agency. 

7 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

8 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

9 Administrator. 

10 (11) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 

11 term ‘‘State apprenticeship agency’’ means the State 

12 apprenticeship agency, acting in coordination with 

13 the State agency with responsibility for workforce in14 vestment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of sub15 title B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

16 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et 

17 seq.). 

18 SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in con20 sultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Edu21 cation, and the Secretary of Commerce may award grants 

22 to eligible applicants to— 

23 (1) implement novel methods to improve pre-ap24 prenticeship programs or apprenticeship programs 


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1 available to incarcerated individuals in prisons, jails, 

2 and juvenile facilities; 

3 (2) improve existing pre-apprenticeship pro4 grams and apprenticeship programs available to in5 carcerated individuals in prisons, jails, and juvenile 

6 facilities; 

7 (3) pilot novel approaches to provide appren8 ticeship training for justice-connected individuals 

9 that matches labor force needs; 

10 (4) encourage employer participation in pro11 grams under the national apprenticeship system that 

12 target individuals incarcerated or recently incarcer13 ated, which may include— 

14 (A) providing financial assistance to em15 ployers to support costs related to the program, 

16 such as training incumbent workers as mentors 

17 or employees supervising the on-the-job learn18 ing; or 

19 (B) supporting the cost of related instruc20 tion or wages for program participants during 

21 related instruction; 

22 (5) provide technical assistance to pre-appren23 tices and apprentices to help navigate and obtain 

24 supportive services, including childcare, transpor25 tation, mental health and substance use disorder 


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1 treatment, assistance in obtaining health insurance 

2 coverage, and assistance in accessing the supple3 mental nutrition assistance program established 

4 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

5 2011 et seq.), the special supplemental nutrition 

6 program for women, infants, and children estab7 lished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 

8 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and housing; and 

9 (6) build and strengthen partnerships among 

10 community-based organizations, public entities, and 

11 registered apprenticeships to smooth transition be12 tween pre-apprenticeship programs and registered 

13 apprenticeship programs, and to smooth transition 

14 during and post-release. 

15 (b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this sec16 tion— 

17 (1) shall be for a period of not more than 3 

18 years; and 

19 (2) may be extended for not more than 1 addi20 tional 2-year period, if the grant recipient dem21 onstrates to the Secretary that the recipient— 

22 (A) has effectively implemented or im23 proved apprenticeship programs; and 

24 (B) has improved outcomes for, as applica25 ble, apprentices and pre-apprentices, as demVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:44 Oct 21, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8391.IH H8391

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1 onstrated through levels on indicators defined 

2 in performance indicators under section 

3 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 

4 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)). 

5 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

6 under this section for a project involving an apprenticeship 

7 program, an eligible applicant shall submit an application 

8 to the Secretary, containing such information as the Sec9 retary may require, including, at a minimum— 

10 (1) a designation of the member of the eligible 

11 applicant that will be the lead applicant, and the 

12 member of such consortium that will be the fiscal 

13 agent, for the eligible applicant; 

14 (2) a description of each member of the eligible 

15 applicant and the role of each member in carrying 

16 out the project, which shall, at a minimum, describe 

17 the eligible applicant’s— 

18 (A) plan to assist the program participants 

19 in obtaining the documentation and work au20 thorization necessary to participate in such pro21 gram; 

22 (B) partnerships with organizations that 

23 will assist program participants in accessing ac24 tivities to improve financial literacy and sup25 portive services; 


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1 (C) plan for how the assessments used to 

2 support the placement of potential program 

3 participants into a program accurately reflect 

4 the participants’ skills and competencies; 

5 (D) plan to provide information about re6 sources to program participants to address 

7 mental health or substance abuse issues; 

8 (E) partnerships with organizations that 

9 support— 

10 (i) the transition from incarceration to 

11 re-entry, such as assistance with housing, 

12 transportation, and legal services; and 

13 (ii) successful completion of an ap14 prenticeship or pre-apprenticeship pro15 gram; 

16 (F) wages and benefits offered to program 

17 participants that are commensurate with wages 

18 for similar work in the State or local area, as 

19 allowable; 

20 (G) alignment and necessary supports to 

21 comply with and receive the benefits of the Fed22 eral Bonding Program and the Prison Industry 

23 Enhancement Certification Program for em24 ployers participating in apprenticeship pro25 grams; and 


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1 (H) ability to support, including by pro2 viding technical assistance, small- and medium3 sized businesses in the creation of and execu4 tion of covered apprenticeship programs; 

5 (3) a description of the budget for the project, 

6 the source, amount, and use of the matching funds 

7 required under subsection (d), and how the eligible 

8 applicant will continue the project after the grant 

9 period ends, if applicable; 

10 (4) a description of— 

11 (A) how the eligible applicant will use the 

12 grant funds, including a description of the ac13 tivities that the eligible applicant will carry out; 

14 (B) how the project or the program in15 volved in the project will be aligned with the 

16 labor market needs of in-demand industry sec17 tors or occupations; and 

18 (C) how such funds will directly benefit ap19 prentices or pre-apprentices, as applicable, 

20 served by the eligible applicant; 

21 (5) a description of how the project carried out 

22 under the grant will be coordinated with the activi23 ties carried out as required for the covered appren24 ticeship program involved; 


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1 (6) a description of how the eligible applicant 

2 for the project will comply with requirements for an 

3 evaluation and report; 

4 (7) a description of how the activities assisted 

5 under the grant will be coordinated with activities 

6 carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

7 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 

8 et seq.), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

9 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), or the Workforce Innovation 

10 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as 

11 applicable; 

12 (8) a description of how the eligible applicant 

13 will equitably recruit and retain participants from 

14 nontraditional apprenticeship populations, including 

15 populations that include individuals with barriers to 

16 employment such as justice-impacted communities 

17 for covered apprenticeship programs; and 

18 (9) an assurance that the eligible applicant 

19 will— 

20 (A) provide information to the Secretary, 

21 as requested, for such evaluations as the Sec22 retary may carry out; and 

23 (B) make program performance outcome 

24 data available (in accordance with applicable 

25 data privacy laws, including section 444 of the 


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1 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 

2 1232g)) to independent evaluators for valida3 tion and to enable the evaluators to prepare the 

4 evaluations and reports. 

5 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—In order to receive 

6 a grant from the Secretary under this section, each eligible 

7 entity shall provide a non-Federal contribution, including 

8 cash and in-kind donations, in an amount not less than 

9 25 percent of the total funds awarded. 

10 (e) LIMITATION FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An eligi11 ble entity may not use more than 10 percent of the funds 

12 received under a grant for administrative costs. 

13 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary 

14 may use not more than 10 percent of the amount appro15 priated for this section for each fiscal year for administra16 tive expenses to carry out this Act, including the expenses 

17 of providing the technical assistance and oversight activi18 ties under subsection (g). 

19 (g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

20 provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the eli21 gible entities in applying for and administering grants 

22 awarded under this Act. 

23 (h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Each recipient of a 

24 grant under this section shall— 


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1 (1) annually provide for an independent evalua2 tion of the project carried out under such grant; 

3 (2) provide for the independent evaluator to 

4 prepare an annual report, based on the evaluation, 

5 that includes— 

6 (A) a description of how the funds received 

7 through the grant were used and how the uses 

8 of funds aligned with the description in the ap9 plication; and 

10 (B) information on— 

11 (i) for a project involving an existing 

12 covered apprenticeship program, the per13 formance of the grant recipient with re14 spect to, at a minimum, the indicators of 

15 performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) 

16 under the Workforce Innovation and Op17 portunity Act, with the performance data 

18 disaggregated by— 

19 (I) the program type (apprentice20 ship or pre-apprenticeship program) 

21 assisted under the grant; and 

22 (II) race, ethnicity, sex, age, and 

23 membership in a population specified 

24 in section 3(24) of that Act (29 

25 U.S.C. 3102(24)); and 


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1 (ii) for a grant involving a new ap2 prenticeship program, the performance of 

3 the grant recipient— 

4 (I) for reports submitted during 

5 the first 36 months after the project 

6 involved begins— 

7 (aa) that consists of a quan8 titative and qualitative analysis 

9 of program development, includ10 ing participant engagement and 

11 recruitment of partners, employ12 ers, and potential covered ap13 prentices; and 

14 (bb) on the indicators of 

15 performance described in sub16 clause (I), as such performance 

17 information becomes available; 

18 and 

19 (II) for reports submitted later 

20 than that first 36 months, the per21 formance of the grant recipient with 

22 respect to, at a minimum, the indica23 tors described in subclause (I), with 

24 the performance data disaggregated 

25 as described in subclause (I); and 


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1 (3) submit the report— 

2 (A) for a grant that relates to an appren3 ticeship program, to the registration agency 

4 through which the program is registered; and 

5 (B) for a grant that relates to a pre-ap6 prenticeship program, to the State apprentice7 ship agency. 

8 SEC. 5. USE OF FUNDS. 

9 An eligible entity receiving a grant under this Act— 

10 (1) shall use at least 5 percent of the grant 

11 funds to provide direct financial assistance to ap12 prentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices 

13 through emergency grants to support their financial 

14 needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete 

15 such program, such as support for the related costs 

16 of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation, 

17 child care, and housing; and 

18 (2) may use funds for any of the following ac19 tivities: 

20 (A) Any of the activities under section 

21 4(a). 

22 (B) To carry out grant requirements, in23 cluding program evaluation and reporting re24 quirements. 


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1 SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SHARING. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a task 

3 force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on 

4 Strengthening Employment Opportunities and Outcomes 

5 for Justice-Impacted Communities that shall identify, 

6 evaluate, and make recommendations regarding— 

7 (1) best practices relating to apprenticeship 

8 training for incarcerated individuals in prisons, jails, 

9 and juvenile facilities; and 

10 (2) ways in which Federal agencies can better 

11 coordinate to support justice-impacted individuals 

12 with success and completion of pre-apprenticeships 

13 and apprenticeship programs. 

14 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com15 posed of the heads of the following Federal departments 

16 and agencies, or their designees: 

17 (1) Justice-impacted individuals. 

18 (2) The Department of Labor. 

19 (3) The Department of Justice. 

20 (4) The Department of Education. 

21 (5) The Department of Housing and Urban De22 velopment. 

23 (6) The Bureau of Prisons. 

24 (7) The Small Business Administration. 

25 (8) The Department of Education. 


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1 (9) The Department of Health and Human 

2 Services. 

3 (10) The Department of Commerce. 

4 (11) The Department of Transportation. 

5 (12) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 

6 (13) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 

7 Commission. 

8 (14) The White House Office of Faith-Based 

9 and Neighborhood Partnerships. 

10 (15) The Office of Personnel Management. 

11 (16) The Office of Management and Budget. 

12 (17) A Governor. 

13 (18) A representative of labor organizations 

14 who have responsibility for the administration of an 

15 apprenticeship program, including those sponsored 

16 by a joint labor-management organization and from 

17 nontraditional apprenticeship industries or occupa18 tions. 

19 (19) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

20 (20) The Corporation for National and Commu21 nity Services. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall produce 

24 a report that identifies— 


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1 (1) evidence-based research, policies, strategies, 

2 and programming that support successful completion 

3 of apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice 

4 impacted individuals; and 

5 (2) barriers to successful completion of appren6 ticeships and pre-apprenticeships by justice impacted 

7 individuals. 

8 SEC. 7. OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS. 

9 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 

11 the Attorney General and Director of Bureau of Prisons, 

12 shall establish an Office of Correctional Apprenticeships 

13 to— 

14 (1) ensure that all Federal correctional institu15 tions provide quality pre-apprenticeships and ap16 prenticeship programs for incarcerated individuals 

17 that pay fair and graduated wages; 

18 (2) be a nationwide repository for research, 

19 policies, and best practices in correctional education 

20 and training; and 

21 (3) offer training and technical assistance for 

22 State prison systems and employers seeking to oper23 ate or improve— 

24 (A) corrections-based pre-apprenticeship or 

25 apprenticeship programs; or 


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1 (B) pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship 

2 programs that support justice-connected indi3 viduals. 

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