II 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1911 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide training 

services linked to employment demand through Upskill Accounts, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 19, 2019 

Ms. HARRIS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to provide training services linked to employment demand 

through Upskill Accounts, 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 ‘‘21st Century Skills 

5 are Key to Individuals’ Life-Long Success Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘21st Century SKILLS Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
2 

•S 1911 IS

1 (1) In 1962, Congress authorized the first sub2 stantial Federal job training programs in the post3 war period, to retrain workers displaced because of 

4 technological change. 

5 (2) For nearly 60 years, Federal workforce de6 velopment programs have emphasized targeted edu7 cation and job training and reemployment activities, 

8 service coordination and delivery, and a demand9 driven approach that is responsive to consumer 

10 choice for participants and to the labor needs of 

11 local employers. 

12 (3) Now the 21st century economy demands 

13 systems that equip workers to be able to think criti14 cally and creatively, solve complex problems, make 

15 evidence-based decisions, adapt to evolving tech16 nologies, and work collaboratively. 

17 (4) Increasing 21st century skills development 

18 is linked to improving employment prospects and 

19 work success. Removal of structural barriers to em20 ployment prospects and work success, such as im21 plicit bias, hiring discrimination, transportation 

22 gaps, and housing insecurity, requires raising em23 ployer responsibility and job standards and improv24 ing connections for individuals with barriers to em25 ployment. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
3 

•S 1911 IS

1 (5) Sector partnerships bring together employ2 ers, education and training providers, labor organi3 zations and joint labor-management partnerships, 

4 local workforce boards, and other stakeholders to 

5 collaborate to identify local needs and align training 

6 and education opportunities with local employment 

7 demand, including through the use of career path8 ways for workers. 

9 (6) Building on the functions of entities in the 

10 workforce development system, including aggre11 gating data and acting as catalysts to promote ca12 reers with good pay, will contribute to fostering in13 clusive economic growth. 

14 (7) This Act, and the amendments made by this 

15 Act, will remove barriers to inclusive economic 

16 growth by allowing workers to access training oppor17 tunities through eligible providers of training serv18 ices, including community colleges and registered ap19 prenticeship programs, and by providing supportive 

20 services, including child care and transportation. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 

24 pathway’’ means a combination of rigorous and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
4 

•S 1911 IS

1 high-quality education, training, and other services 

2 that— 

3 (A) aligns with the skill needs of industries 

4 in the economy of the State or regional econ5 omy involved; 

6 (B) prepares an individual to be successful 

7 in any of a full range of secondary or postsec8 ondary education options, including registered 

9 apprenticeship programs; 

10 (C) includes counseling to support an indi11 vidual in achieving the individual’s education 

12 and career goals; 

13 (D) includes, as appropriate, education of14 fered concurrently with and in the same context 

15 as workforce preparation activities and training 

16 for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 

17 (E) organizes education, training, and 

18 other services to meet the particular needs of 

19 an individual in a manner that accelerates the 

20 educational and career advancement of the indi21 vidual to the extent practicable; 

22 (F) enables an individual to attain a sec23 ondary school diploma or its recognized equiva24 lent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary 

25 credential (as defined in section 3 of the WorkVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Jun 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1911.IS S1911

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
5 

•S 1911 IS

1 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3102)); and 

3 (G) helps an individual enter or advance 

4 within a specific occupation or occupational 

5 cluster. 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER OF TRAINING SERV7 ICES.—The term ‘‘eligible provider of training serv8 ices’’ means a provider of training services that, sub9 ject to the provisions of the Workforce Innovation 

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

11 by this Act, is— 

12 (A) an institution of higher education that 

13 provides a program that leads to a recognized 

14 postsecondary credential, as defined in section 3 

15 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

16 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); 

17 (B) an entity that carries out a registered 

18 apprenticeship program; or 

19 (C) another public or private provider of a 

20 program of training services, which may include 

21 a joint labor-management organization or an el22 igible providers of adult education and literacy 

23 activities under the Adult Education and Lit24 eracy Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) if such acVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Jun 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1911.IS S1911

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
6 

•S 1911 IS

1 tivities are provided in combination with occu2 pational skills training. 

3 (3) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 

4 The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 

5 means an apprenticeship program that is registered 

6 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 

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

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

9 (4) SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sector part11 nership’’ means an industry or sector partner12 ship, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 

13 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

14 3102), meaning a workforce collaborative, con15 vened by or acting in partnership with a State 

16 board or local board, that— 

17 (i) organizes key stakeholders in an 

18 industry cluster into a working group that 

19 focuses on the shared goals and human re20 sources needs of the industry cluster and 

21 that includes, at the appropriate stage of 

22 development of the partnership— 

23 (I) representatives of multiple 

24 businesses or other employers in the 

25 industry cluster, including small and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
7 

•S 1911 IS

1 medium-sized employers when prac2 ticable; 

3 (II) 1 or more representatives of 

4 a recognized State labor organization 

5 or central labor council, or another 

6 labor representative, as appropriate; 

7 and 

8 (III) 1 or more representatives of 

9 an institution of higher education 

10 with, or another provider of, education 

11 or training programs that support the 

12 industry cluster; and 

13 (ii) may include representatives of— 

14 (I) State or local government; 

15 (II) State or local economic de16 velopment agencies; 

17 (III) State boards or local 

18 boards, as appropriate; 

19 (IV) a State workforce agency or 

20 other entity providing employment 

21 services; 

22 (V) other State or local agencies; 

23 (VI) business or trade associa24 tions; 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
8 

•S 1911 IS

1 (VII) economic development or2 ganizations; 

3 (VIII) nonprofit organizations, 

4 community-based organizations, or 

5 intermediaries; 

6 (IX) philanthropic organizations; 

7 (X) industry associations; and 

8 (XI) other organizations, as de9 termined to be necessary by the mem10 bers comprising the industry or sector 

11 partnership. 

12 (B) WIOA TERMS.—A term used in sub13 paragraph (A) shall have the meaning given the 

14 term, if any, in section 3 of the Workforce In15 novation and Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 3102). 

17 SEC. 4. UPSKILL ACCOUNTS. 

18 (a) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES

19 OTHER THAN TRAINING SERVICES.— 

20 (1) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 132 of the Work21 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

22 3172) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORY FUNDING.— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
9 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 

2 any other provision of this chapter, none of the 

3 funds appropriated under subsection (a), (b), or (c) 

4 of section 136, and allotted or otherwise provided 

5 under this section, may be used to provide training 

6 services, except under the provisions described in 

7 paragraph (2). Funds appropriated under section 

8 136(d) shall be used to provide training services and 

9 supportive services under section 134(c)(3), and ad10 ditional sums described in section 134(c)(3)(C)(ii) 

11 for career services under section 134(c)(2). 

12 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions described in 

13 this paragraph are section 129(b), paragraph (2) or 

14 (3) of section 134(a), or section 134(d), 169(c) or 

15 170.’’. 

16 (2) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 133(b)(1) of such 

17 Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(1)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 132(d), 

19 the’’. 

20 (b) MANDATORY FUNDING FOR TRAINING SERV21 ICES.—Section 134 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

24 following: 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
10 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(b) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI2 TIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) TRAINING SERVICES.—Funds appropriated 

4 under section 136(d) shall be used to pay or reim5 burse local boards for the cost of providing training 

6 services, supportive services, and career services as 

7 described in section 136(d). 

8 ‘‘(2) OTHER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC9 TIVITIES.—Funds allocated to a local area for adults 

10 under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 

11 section 133(b), and funds allocated to a local area 

12 for dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B)— 

13 ‘‘(A) shall be used to carry out employ14 ment and training activities described in sub15 section (c), other than subsection (c)(3), for 

16 adults or dislocated workers, respectively; and 

17 ‘‘(B) may be used to carry out employment 

18 and training activities described in subsection 

19 (d) for adults or dislocated workers, respec20 tively.’’. 

21 (c) ACCOUNTS.—Section 134(c) of such Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 3174(c)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

25 (i) by striking clause (iii); and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
11 

•S 1911 IS

1 (ii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and 

2 (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 

3 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

4 subparagraph (C); and 

5 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) TRAINING SERVICES, SUPPORTIVE

8 SERVICES, AND CAREER SERVICES FUNDS.— 

9 Funds appropriated under section 136(d) shall 

10 be used to provide training services, supportive 

11 services, and career services as described in sec12 tion 136(d) to adults and dislocated workers 

13 who are eligible for the services involved.’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘Funds described in paragraph (1)’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘Funds described in paragraph (1) or made 

18 available under paragraph (3)(C)(ii)’’; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—With respect to funds al21 located to a local area for adult employment 

22 and training activities under paragraph (2)(A) 

23 or (3) of section 133(b), priority shall be given 

24 to recipients of public assistance, other low-in25 come individuals, and individuals who are basic 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
12 

•S 1911 IS

1 skills deficient for receipt of career services de2 scribed in subparagraph (A)(xii). The appro3 priate local board and the Governor shall direct 

4 the one-stop operators in the local area with re5 gard to making determinations related to such 

6 priority.’’; and 

7 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 

9 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

10 (I)— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘funds allocated 

12 to a local area for adults under para13 graph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 

14 section 133(b), and funds allocated to 

15 the local area for dislocated workers 

16 under section 133(b)(2)(B),’’ and in17 serting ‘‘funds appropriated under 

18 section 136(d) and made available 

19 under subparagraph (C)(i)’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘, respectively’’; 

21 and 

22 (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking 

23 ‘‘who are’’ and all that follows and insert24 ing ‘‘who meet the requirements of sub25 paragraph (E).’’; 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
13 

•S 1911 IS

1 (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 

2 as follows: 

3 ‘‘(C) ARRANGEMENTS FOR OBTAINING

4 FEDERAL FUNDING.— 

5 ‘‘(i) TRAINING SERVICES AND SUP6 PORTIVE SERVICES.—The Secretary shall 

7 establish arrangements by which a local 

8 board shall obtain payment in advance for 

9 the cost of providing training services and 

10 supportive services through Upskill Ac11 counts or contracts to individuals who have 

12 been determined to meet the requirements 

13 of subparagraph (A) and are therefore eli14 gible for the services involved. 

15 ‘‘(ii) CAREER SERVICES AND COORDI16 NATION ACTIVITIES.—When the Secretary 

17 provides payment under clause (i) to a 

18 local board for an amount under such 

19 clause, the Secretary shall also provide an 

20 additional sum equal to 10 percent of the 

21 amount to the local board. The local board 

22 shall use the additional sum to pay for— 

23 ‘‘(I) career services described in 

24 paragraph (2), including— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
14 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(aa) making the services 

2 described in clauses (v), (vii), 

3 (ix), (x), (xi), and (xii) of para4 graph (2)(A) available to any 

5 Upskill Account recipient outside 

6 of traditional working hours, as 

7 defined by the Secretary; and 

8 ‘‘(bb) the provision of infor9 mation, in formats that are usa10 ble by and understandable to in11 dividuals eligible to receive serv12 ices through the one-stop delivery 

13 system, about— 

14 ‘‘(AA) the local avail15 ability of pre-apprenticeship 

16 and apprenticeship pro17 grams, and the costs of 

18 these programs to the 

19 Upskill Account recipient as 

20 compared to the costs of 

21 training programs provided 

22 by other eligible providers of 

23 training services; and 

24 ‘‘(BB) apprenticeship 

25 programs in industries in 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
15 

•S 1911 IS

1 which apprenticeship pro2 grams have not been tradi3 tionally used, including in4 formation for populations 

5 traditionally underrep6 resented in apprenticeship 

7 programs; and 

8 ‘‘(II) activities to build relation9 ships between local boards and local 

10 eligible providers of training services, 

11 such as— 

12 ‘‘(aa) working with such 

13 local eligible providers to improve 

14 data reporting to local boards on 

15 the primary indicators of per16 formance described in subclauses 

17 (I) through (IV) of section 

18 116(b)(2)(A)(i) and, if the local 

19 boards and local eligible pro20 viders agree, any primary indi21 cator of performance described in 

22 subclause (V) or (VI) of such 

23 section; 

24 ‘‘(bb) negotiating with such 

25 local eligible providers of training 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
16 

•S 1911 IS

1 services regarding any adjusted 

2 levels of performance required by 

3 the local board under section 

4 122(b)(3); and 

5 ‘‘(cc) coordinating with local 

6 providers of training services and 

7 the State to update the list of eli8 gible providers of training serv9 ices described in section 

10 122(d).’’; 

11 (C) in subparagraph (D), by adding at the 

12 end the following: 

13 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

14 subparagraph, solely for purposes of this para15 graph, training services shall not include in16 struction, at an institution of higher education 

17 that provides a 4-year program of instruction, 

18 towards a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate 

19 degree.’’; 

20 (D) by striking subparagraph (E) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(E) EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME.—To be 

23 eligible to receive training services and sup24 portive services under this paragraph, an indi25 vidual shall— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
17 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(i)(I) be a dislocated worker; 

2 ‘‘(II) be eligible for and receiving un3 employment compensation under any Fed4 eral unemployment compensation law; 

5 ‘‘(III) be unemployed and have ex6 hausted all unemployment compensation 

7 benefits available to the individual; or 

8 ‘‘(IV) be employed for at least 6 of 

9 the last 12 months and have an income 

10 that is not more than 100 percent of the 

11 State median income in the State in which 

12 the individual resides; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) be a member of a household with 

14 an adjusted gross income of not more than 

15 $150,000.’’; 

16 (E) in subparagraph (F)— 

17 (i) in clause (ii), by inserting before 

18 ‘‘Each’’ the following: ‘‘Training services 

19 shall be provided through providers identi20 fied in accordance with section 122.’’; 

21 (ii) by striking clause (iii) and insert22 ing the following: 

23 ‘‘(iii) UPSKILL ACCOUNTS.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An individual 

25 who seeks training services and who is 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
18 

•S 1911 IS

1 eligible pursuant to this paragraph, 

2 may, in consultation with a career 

3 counselor, select an eligible provider of 

4 training services from the list of pro5 viders described in clause (ii). If the 

6 individual is using funds from the ac7 count for a high school equivalency 

8 program that is not aligned with a ca9 reer pathway, the provider shall dem10 onstrate that the program meets rel11 evant requirements of the State edu12 cational agency involved for a high 

13 school education. Upon such selection, 

14 the local board involved shall establish 

15 an Upskill Account for the individual, 

16 which shall allow the individual to pay 

17 for such services and any supportive 

18 services (including provision of pay19 ments for child care, transportation, 

20 required books, equipment, or exam21 ination fees) that are necessary to en22 able the individual to participate in 

23 the training services provided by the 

24 selected provider. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
19 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(II) ADMINISTRATION.—The 

2 local board shall hold and administer 

3 the Upskill Account funds for the par4 ticipating individuals served by the 

5 local board, and shall use such funds 

6 to reimburse all providers of training 

7 services and supportive service pro8 viders for the individual. The Sec9 retary shall determine the appropriate 

10 costs for which such an account may 

11 be used, and shall develop methods of 

12 verifying whether such an account was 

13 used for those costs. 

14 ‘‘(III) ABILITY TO CONTRACT.— 

15 A local board may enter into a con16 tract or other agreement with a local 

17 entity, including an institution of 

18 higher education, labor organization, 

19 or community-based organization, to 

20 enable the entity to provide Upskill 

21 Account enrollment assistance or ca22 reer services (as described in subpara23 graph (C)(ii)(I)) at a location, or in a 

24 manner, that is convenient for eligible 

25 individuals.’’; and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
20 

•S 1911 IS

1 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘indi2 vidual training accounts’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Upskill Accounts’’; 

4 (F) in subparagraph (G)— 

5 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

6 striking ‘‘INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC7 COUNTS’’ and inserting ‘‘UPSKILL AC8 COUNTS’’; 

9 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

10 through (iv) as clauses (vii) through (ix), 

11 respectively; 

12 (iii) by striking clause (i) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) ACCOUNTS.—Except as provided 

15 in clause (iv), training services and sup16 portive services provided under this para17 graph shall be provided through the use of 

18 Upskill Accounts in accordance with this 

19 paragraph, and shall be provided to eligible 

20 individuals through the one-stop delivery 

21 system. 

22 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—Each individual who 

23 seeks training services (except services pro24 vided under clause (vii)) and who is eligible 

25 for training services pursuant to this paraVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Jun 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1911.IS S1911

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
21 

•S 1911 IS

1 graph shall receive an Upskill Account 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(I) if the individual is a dis4 located worker or has an income that 

5 is not more than 50 percent of the 

6 State median income in the State in 

7 which the individual resides, is in an 

8 amount of $8,000, increased in ac9 cordance with clause (iii); 

10 ‘‘(II) if the individual has an in11 come that is more than 50 percent 

12 but not more than 75 percent of that 

13 State median income, is in an amount 

14 of $6,000, increased in accordance 

15 with clause (iii); and 

16 ‘‘(III) if the individual has an in17 come that is more than 75 percent 

18 but not more than 100 percent of that 

19 State median income, is in an amount 

20 of $4,000, increased in accordance 

21 with clause (iii). 

22 ‘‘(iii) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLA23 TION.—Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 

24 Secretary shall annually adjust each 

25 amount described in subclauses (I) through 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
22 

•S 1911 IS

1 (III) of clause (ii) by the estimated per2 centage increase, if any, in the Consumer 

3 Price Index for the most recent full cal4 endar year. 

5 ‘‘(iv) LIMIT ON PROGRAM COSTS.— 

6 The tuition and fees of a program of train7 ing services provided through the use of an 

8 Upskill Account shall not exceed 110 per9 cent of the tuition and fees of a com10 parable program at a local community col11 lege, unless the local board determines that 

12 an employer will pay the amount of any 

13 costs of the program that exceed 110 per14 cent of such comparable program’s tuition 

15 and fees. 

16 ‘‘(v) TIMING.—An individual who re17 ceives an Upskill Account under this para18 graph shall enroll in a program of training 

19 services not later than 3 months after re20 ceiving the account. No individual may re21 ceive more than one Upskill Account in 

22 any 5-year period. 

23 ‘‘(vi) AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—Dur24 ing the first year for which Upskill Ac25 counts are available to eligible individuals, 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
23 

•S 1911 IS

1 the Secretary shall carry out a national in2 formation campaign to raise awareness 

3 about Upskill Accounts and their avail4 ability and use, which may include running 

5 public awareness campaigns at the State 

6 or local level informing eligible individuals 

7 and employers about the Upskill Ac8 counts.’’; 

9 (iv) in clause (vii), as redesignated by 

10 clause (ii) of this subparagraph— 

11 (I) in the matter preceding sub12 clause (I), by striking ‘‘individual 

13 training account’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Upskill Account’’; and 

15 (II) in subclause (III), by strik16 ing ‘‘individual training accounts’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Upskill Accounts’’; and 

18 (v) in clause (ix), as redesignated by 

19 clause (ii) of this subparagraph— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘individual train21 ing accounts’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘Upskill Accounts’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘clause (vii)’’; and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
24 

•S 1911 IS

1 (G) in subparagraph (H), by adding at the 

2 end the following: 

3 ‘‘(iii) PROVIDER QUALIFICATION.— 

4 The on-the-job training shall be provided 

5 through providers identified in accordance 

6 with section 122(h).’’. 

7 (d) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING

8 SERVICES PROVIDERS.—Section 122(c)(2) of such Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3152(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: ‘‘The Governor shall establish levels of per11 formance on the indicators of performance described in 

12 subclauses (I) through (IV) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) that 

13 a provider of training services shall be required to meet 

14 or exceed, based on the performance of all individuals re15 ceiving the training services, in order to renew eligibility 

16 under this paragraph and remain on the list of providers 

17 under subsection (d).’’. 

18 (e) MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 136 of 

19 such Act (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended by adding at the 

20 end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) TRAINING SERVICES.—There are authorized to 

22 be appropriated and there are appropriated such sums as 

23 may be necessary for each fiscal year to provide training 

24 services and supportive services under section 134(c)(3), 

25 and the additional sums described in section 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
25 

•S 1911 IS

1 134(c)(3)(C)(ii) for career services under section 

2 134(c)(2).’’. 

3 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) Section 108(b)(19) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

5 3123(b)(19)) is amended by striking ‘‘individual 

6 training accounts’’ and inserting ‘‘Upskill Ac7 counts’’. 

8 (2) Section 122(g) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

9 3152(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘individual training 

10 accounts’’ and inserting ‘‘Upskill Accounts’’. 

11 SEC. 5. SKILLS-BASED SECTOR GRANTS. 

12 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work13 force Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by in14 serting after section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 171A. SKILLS-BASED SECTOR GRANTS. 

16 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘sector 

17 partnership’ has the meaning given the term ‘industry or 

18 sector partnership’ in section 3. 

19 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

21 grants, on a competitive basis, to Governors of 

22 States to enable the Governors to award subgrants 

23 to sector partnerships or labor-management partner24 ships for the Federal share of carrying out the ac25 tivities described in subsection (e), in order to proVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Jun 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1911.IS S1911

kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
26 

•S 1911 IS

1 mote collaborative planning, resource alignment, and 

2 skills-based training and hiring across multiple em3 ployers for a range of workers. 

4 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—Each subgrant 

5 awarded under this section to a sector partnership 

6 or labor-management partnership shall be in an 

7 amount of not more than $1,000,000 and for a pe8 riod of 3 years. 

9 ‘‘(c) STATE BOARD APPLICATIONS.—A Governor de10 siring to receive a grant under this section shall submit 

11 an application at such time, in such manner, and con12 taining such information as the Secretary may require, in13 cluding information describing how a sector partnership 

14 or labor-management partnership, in carrying out the ac15 tivities under the subgrant, will— 

16 ‘‘(1) align the activities with career pathways 

17 and expand access to career pathway opportunities 

18 for workers within the industry or sector involved; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(2) improve compensation and other employ21 ment benefits for workers within the industry or sec22 tor involved. 

23 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants under this 

24 section, a Governor shall give priority to sector partner25 ships or labor-management partnerships that— 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
27 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(1) demonstrate that the sector partnership or 

2 labor-management partnership will prepare the local 

3 workforce for employment in growing, in-demand in4 dustry sectors or occupations; and 

5 ‘‘(2) target low-income individuals. 

6 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.—A sector partnership or 

7 labor-management partnership receiving a subgrant under 

8 this section shall use the grant funds to carry out one or 

9 more of the following activities: 

10 ‘‘(1) Identifying the training needs of multiple 

11 businesses in the targeted industry, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) needs for skills critical to competitive13 ness and innovation in the industry; 

14 ‘‘(B) needs of the apprenticeship programs 

15 or other work-based learning programs sup16 ported by the grant; and 

17 ‘‘(C) needs for the usage of career path18 ways. 

19 ‘‘(2) Developing and improving training pro20 grams that provide skills-based training for the in21 dustry cluster. 

22 ‘‘(3) Conducting outreach to Upskill Account-el23 igible individuals to encourage enrollment in training 

24 programs. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
28 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(4) Establishing a pathway navigator program 

2 to assist workers in assessing training options and 

3 career pathways. 

4 ‘‘(5) Assisting employers in implementing skills5 based hiring practices. 

6 ‘‘(6) Collecting data on the benefits to employ7 ers of using skills-based hiring. 

8 ‘‘(7) Carrying out other activities to support 

9 both industry engagement in, and worker access to 

10 and success in, training programs and employment. 

11 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a 

13 subgrant under this section shall be— 

14 ‘‘(A) in the first year of the subgrant, 90 

15 percent of the costs of grant activities described 

16 in this section; 

17 ‘‘(B) in the second year, 80 percent of 

18 such costs; and 

19 ‘‘(C) in the third year, 70 percent of such 

20 costs. 

21 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

22 share of a subgrant under this section may be in 

23 cash or in-kind, and may come from State, local, 

24 philanthropic, private, or other sources. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
29 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and sub2 mit to Congress a report on the geographic distribution 

3 (including distribution to urban, suburban, and rural 

4 areas) of grants and subgrants awarded under this sec5 tion.’’. 

6 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

7 172 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3227) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

9 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

14 171A such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 

15 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

16 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

17 such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

18 to section 171 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 171A. Skills-based sector grants.’’. 

19 SEC. 6. TRAINING SERVICES CLEARINGHOUSE. 

20 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle E of title I of the Work21 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241 et 

22 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 196. CAREERONESTOP WEBSITE. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall maintain the 

25 CareerOneStop website in a manner that ensures the 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
30 

•S 1911 IS

1 website includes the information and features described in 

2 this section. 

3 ‘‘(b) UPSKILL ACCOUNT PORTAL.—The website shall 

4 contain a portal, for the use of individuals who are eligible 

5 for Upskill Accounts under section 134(c)(3), to request 

6 those accounts. Upskill Accounts shall be distributed by 

7 local boards, in accordance with that section. 

8 ‘‘(c) LIST OF APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS.— 

9 The website shall contain the lists of eligible providers of 

10 training services prepared by Governors under section 

11 122(d)(1) and information identifying eligible providers as 

12 determined by one-stop operators under section 122(h)(1). 

13 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS OF TRAINING

14 SERVICES.—The website shall contain, for each program 

15 of training services provided under section 134(c)(3), in16 formation on— 

17 ‘‘(1) the demographics, such as the sex, race, 

18 ethnicity, median age, and educations level, of par19 ticipants in the program; 

20 ‘‘(2) performance, as measured on the indica21 tors described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of sec22 tion 116(b)(2)(A)(i); and 

23 ‘‘(3) the cost of attendance, including costs of 

24 tuition and fees, for participants in the program. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
31 

•S 1911 IS

1 ‘‘(e) TOOLS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—The 

2 website shall contain tools to enable individuals who are 

3 eligible to receive such training services to compare per4 formance data across programs of training services, pro5 viders of such services, and States. 

6 ‘‘(f) RESOURCES FOR PROVIDERS OF TRAINING

7 SERVICES.—The website shall contain resources for pro8 viders of training services, including guidance on each 

9 State that specifies— 

10 ‘‘(1) the criteria, requirements, and procedures 

11 that a provider shall meet to be listed as an eligible 

12 provider under section 122(d)(1) or identified as an 

13 eligible provider under section 122(h)(1) in the 

14 State; and 

15 ‘‘(2) the minimum levels for the State described 

16 in section 122(b)(1)(A)(i). 

17 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

19 such sums as may be necessary.’’. 

20 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

21 such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

22 to section 195 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 196. CareerOneStop website.’’. 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS