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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2859 

To promote apprenticeships for credentials and employment, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mrs. MURRAY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

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

A BILL 

To promote apprenticeships for credentials and employment, 

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employ6 ment Act’’ or the ‘‘PACE Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS 


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Sec. 101. Promoting registered apprenticeship programs. 

Sec. 102. Promoting integration with postsecondary education. 

TITLE II—PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT 

Sec. 201. Expanding registered apprenticeship programs. 

TITLE III—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 

Sec. 301. Amendments. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) A highly skilled workforce is necessary to 

4 compete in the global economy, support economic 

5 growth, and maintain the standard of living of the 

6 United States. 

7 (2) The registered apprenticeship program 

8 model is a longstanding, on-the-job training and 

9 education model that prepares workers for the skill 

10 demands of particular occupations and employers 

11 while, at the same time, providing the workers with 

12 recognized, portable credentials, and wages while in 

13 training. 

14 (3) The registered apprenticeship program 

15 model has been successful in skilled trade industries, 

16 including construction and manufacturing, as well as 

17 service industries, such as health care, and holds 

18 great potential for expansion into other industries. 

19 (4) Registered apprenticeship programs are an 

20 essential element of an effective workforce develop21 ment system and help individuals attain a recognized 


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1 postsecondary credential, contributing to their per2 sonal economic sustainability. 

3 (5) According to a report from the Georgetown 

4 University Center on Education and the Workforce, 

5 by 2018, the United States will face a shortage of 

6 workers with recognized postsecondary credentials— 

7 shortages of 3,000,000 workers with degrees and 

8 4,700,000 workers with certificates. 

9 (6) According to a 2012 report from the Annie 

10 E. Casey Foundation, youth employment in the 

11 United States has reached the lowest point since 

12 World War II. More than 6,000,000 young people 

13 ages 16 through 24 are disconnected from school 

14 and work. 

15 (7) A 2012 evaluation of registered apprentice16 ship programs in 10 States by Mathematica Policy 

17 Research found that— 

18 (A) individuals who completed registered 

19 apprenticeship programs earned over $240,000 

20 more over their careers than individuals not 

21 participating in such apprenticeship programs; 

22 (B) the estimated social benefits of reg23 istered apprenticeship programs exceeded their 

24 costs by more than $49,000; and 


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1 (C) the tax return on every Federal Gov2 ernment dollar invested in registered appren3 ticeship programs was $27. 

4 (8) An evaluation in Washington State found 

5 the following: 

6 (A) Registered apprenticeship programs 

7 have been among the most effective workforce 

8 development programs, with the highest impact 

9 and the greatest return on investment of any 

10 such program. 

11 (B) For each individual who completes a 

12 registered apprenticeship program, over the in13 dividual’s career, there is a 90-to-1 return on 

14 investment, for a total net benefit of just over 

15 $300,000 for that career. 

16 (C) The general public also receives a life17 time return on investment of 23-to-1, or around 

18 $80,000, for each person completing a reg19 istered apprenticeship program. 

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

21 (1) to increase the number of highly skilled 

22 workers in the United States, particularly in in-de23 mand industry sectors and occupations; 

24 (2) to increase the attainment of recognized 

25 postsecondary credentials by participants; 


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1 (3) to increase awareness about the value of the 

2 registered apprenticeship program model as an effec3 tive earn-and-learn model for students, workers, and 

4 employers; 

5 (4) to support the development of registered ap6 prenticeship programs with employers, joint labor 

7 management partnerships, and other program spon8 sors, that offer jobs that lead to economic self-suffi9 ciency; 

10 (5) to support the development and expansion 

11 of pre-apprenticeship programs that lead to success 

12 in a registered apprenticeship program; and 

13 (6) to support a closer alignment between reg14 istered apprenticeship programs, the workforce de15 velopment system, and postsecondary education. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis19 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Ap20 prenticeship appointed under section 101(a). 

21 (2) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 

22 pathway’’ means a combination of rigorous and 

23 high-quality education, training, and other services 

24 that— 


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1 (A) aligns with the skill needs of industries 

2 in the economy of the State or regional econ3 omy involved; 

4 (B) prepares an individual to be successful 

5 in any of a full range of secondary or postsec6 ondary education options, including apprentice7 ships registered under the Act of August 16, 

8 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap9 prenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 

10 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually 

11 in this Act as an ‘‘apprenticeship’’); 

12 (C) includes counseling to support an indi13 vidual in achieving the individual’s education 

14 and career goals; 

15 (D) includes, as appropriate, education of16 fered concurrently with and in the same context 

17 as workforce preparation activities and training 

18 for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; 

19 (E) organizes education, training, and 

20 other services to meet the particular needs of 

21 an individual in a manner that accelerates the 

22 educational and career advancement of the indi23 vidual to the extent practicable; 

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1 lent, and at least 1 recognized postsecondary 

2 credential; and 

3 (G) helps an individual enter or advance 

4 within a specific occupation or occupational 

5 cluster. 

6 (3) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The 

7 term ‘‘educational service agency’’— 

8 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec9 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and 

11 (B) includes a consortium of those agen12 cies. 

13 (4) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ 

14 means a nonprofit institutional day or residential 

15 school that— 

16 (A) provides secondary education, as deter17 mined under State law; 

18 (B) grants a diploma, as defined by the 

19 State; and 

20 (C) includes, at least, grade 12. 

21 (5) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA22 TION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘in-demand 

24 industry sector or occupation’’ means— 


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1 (i) an industry sector that has a sub2 stantial current or potential impact (in3 cluding through jobs that lead to economic 

4 self-sufficiency and opportunities for ad5 vancement) on the State, regional, or local 

6 economy, as appropriate, and that contrib7 utes to the growth or stability of other 

8 supporting businesses, or the growth of 

9 other industry sectors; or 

10 (ii) an occupation that currently has 

11 or is projected to have a number of posi12 tions (including positions that lead to eco13 nomic self-sufficiency and opportunities for 

14 advancement) in an industry sector so as 

15 to have a significant impact on the State, 

16 regional, or local economy, as appropriate. 

17 (B) DETERMINATION.—The determination 

18 of whether an industry sector or occupation is 

19 in-demand under this paragraph shall be made 

20 by the State board or local board, as appro21 priate, using State and regional business and 

22 labor market projections, including the use of 

23 labor market information. 

24 (6) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.—The 

25 term ‘‘national apprenticeship system’’ means the 


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1 collective group of registered apprenticeship pro2 grams and pre-apprenticeship programs in the Na3 tion (including the rules and regulations governing 

4 the 2 types of programs). 

5 (7) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU6 TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu7 tion’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 

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

9 2801). 

10 (8) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

11 term ‘‘pre-apprenticeship program’’ means a pro12 gram or set of strategies that— 

13 (A) is designed to prepare individuals to 

14 enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship 

15 program; 

16 (B) is carried out by an entity that has a 

17 documented partnership with at least 1 sponsor 

18 of a registered apprenticeship program; and 

19 (C) includes each of the following elements: 

20 (i) Training (including a curriculum 

21 for the training), aligned with industry 

22 standards and approved by the documented 

23 partnership, that will prepare individuals 

24 by teaching the skills and competencies 


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1 needed to enter one or more registered ap2 prenticeship programs. 

3 (ii) Provision of hands-on training and 

4 theoretical education to individuals in a 

5 simulated laboratory experience or volun6 teer opportunity that— 

7 (I) accurately simulates the in8 dustry and occupational conditions of 

9 the registered apprenticeship program 

10 described in subparagraph (B); 

11 (II) is carried out in a manner 

12 that includes proper observation of su13 pervision and safety protocols; and 

14 (III) is carried out in a manner 

15 that does not displace a paid em16 ployee. 

17 (iii) A formal agreement with a spon18 sor of a registered apprenticeship program 

19 that would enable participants who suc20 cessfully complete the pre-apprenticeship 

21 program to enter directly into the reg22 istered apprenticeship program (if a place 

23 in the program is available), and includes 

24 agreements concerning earning credit for 


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1 skills and competencies acquired during 

2 the pre-apprenticeship program. 

3 (9) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN4 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden5 tial’’ means a credential consisting of an industry6 recognized certificate or certification, a certificate of 

7 completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized 

8 by the State involved or Federal Government, or an 

9 associate or baccalaureate degree. 

10 (10) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO11 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro12 gram’’ means a program registered under the Act of 

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

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

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

16 (11) SECRETARY.—Except as provided in sec17 tion 102 or as otherwise modified, the term ‘‘Sec18 retary’’ means the Secretary of Labor, acting 

19 through the Administrator. 

20 (12) SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘sponsor’’ means— 

21 (A) with respect to a registered apprentice22 ship program, an employer, joint labor manage23 ment partnership, trade association, labor orga24 nization, or other entity that administers the 

25 registered apprenticeship program; and 


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1 (B) with respect to a pre-apprenticeship 

2 program, an entity that administers the pre-ap3 prenticeship program. 

4 TITLE I—PROMOTING 

5 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS 

6 SEC. 101. PROMOTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO7 GRAMS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF APPREN9 TICESHIP.— 

10 (1) OFFICE.—There is established, in the Em11 ployment and Training Administration of the De12 partment of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The Office shall be 

14 headed by an Administrator of the Office of Appren15 ticeship appointed by the Assistant Secretary for 

16 Employment and Training. The Assistant Secretary 

17 shall appoint an individual who has the dem18 onstrated knowledge of registered apprenticeship 

19 programs necessary to serve as the Administrator. 

20 (3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator, 

21 through the Office of Apprenticeship, shall carry out 

22 responsibilities including— 

23 (A) determining whether an apprenticeship 

24 program meets the requirements to become a 

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1 tains the standards necessary to remain a reg2 istered apprenticeship program; 

3 (B) managing the national apprenticeship 

4 system; 

5 (C) carrying out activities under subsection 

6 (b) to promote high-quality pre-apprenticeship 

7 programs; 

8 (D) promoting awareness about registered 

9 apprenticeship programs, including carrying out 

10 activities under subsection (c); 

11 (E) promoting greater diversity in reg12 istered apprenticeship programs and pre-ap13 prenticeship programs, including by promoting 

14 outreach to underrepresented populations and 

15 veterans and supporting the development of ap16 prenticeship models for nontraditional occupa17 tions; 

18 (F) providing for evaluations and research, 

19 as described in subsection (e); and 

20 (G) providing technical assistance to spon21 sors of registered apprenticeship programs, en22 tities who are interested in developing and be23 coming sponsors of registered apprenticeship 

24 programs, and sponsors of pre-apprenticeship 

25 programs. 


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1 (b) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-AP2 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

3 (1) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall support the 

4 development of pre-apprenticeship programs. 

5 (2) GRANTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Using funds available 

7 under subsection (f), the Secretary shall make 

8 grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities, 

9 to provide the Federal share of the cost of car10 rying out projects that support that develop11 ment. 

12 (B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall make 

13 initial grants under this paragraph for periods 

14 of not more than 3 years, except that if an eli15 gible entity demonstrates satisfactory perform16 ance under paragraph (7) by the end of that 

17 third year, the Secretary may extend the grant 

18 period up to an additional 2 years for that enti19 ty. 

20 (C) RECIPIENTS.— 

21 (i) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.—In a 

22 State without a State apprenticeship agen23 cy, a qualified organization may serve as 

24 an eligible entity, and may receive a grant 

25 under this subsection. 


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1 (ii) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGEN2 CIES.—In a State with a State apprentice3 ship agency, a qualified organization may 

4 serve as an eligible entity. The agency shall 

5 receive a grant under this subsection on 

6 behalf of the eligible entity, and act as a 

7 fiscal agent for the entity. 

8 (3) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.—To be consid9 ered a qualified organization under this subsection, 

10 an organization shall be a public-private partnership 

11 consisting of— 

12 (A) a local educational agency, high school, 

13 2- or 4-year postsecondary educational institu14 tion, or consortium of such entities; and 

15 (B) representatives of— 

16 (i) in a State with a State apprentice17 ship agency, that agency; 

18 (ii) an industry or business, consisting 

19 of an employer, a group of employers, or 

20 an industry group that sponsor a reg21 istered apprenticeship program or are in22 terested in supporting or establishing a 

23 registered apprenticeship program; 

24 (iii) a labor organization; 


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1 (iv) a State or local workforce invest2 ment board (established under subtitle B 

3 of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 

4 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.)); 

5 (v) an entity carrying out a registered 

6 apprenticeship program; 

7 (vi) a community-based organization 

8 that provides pre-apprenticeship programs, 

9 as appropriate; and 

10 (vii) a 2- or 4-year postsecondary edu11 cational institution or consortium of such 

12 institutions, if such an institution or con13 sortium is not a partner under subpara14 graph (A). 

15 (4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

16 grant from the Secretary under this subsection, an 

17 eligible entity (including, in a State with a State ap18 prenticeship agency, that agency, acting on behalf of 

19 an eligible entity) shall submit an application to the 

20 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con21 taining such information as the Secretary may re22 quire, including— 

23 (A) information on the quality of the pro24 posed pre-apprenticeship program, including the 

25 training and curriculum described in section 


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1 3(9)(C)(i), and how it makes individuals who 

2 successfully complete the pre-apprenticeship 

3 program qualified to enter into an established 

4 registered apprenticeship program; 

5 (B) evidence that there are or will be suffi6 cient openings available in the registered ap7 prenticeship program referenced in (A) to en8 able the registered apprenticeship program 

9 sponsor to place into that program those indi10 viduals who successfully complete the pre-ap11 prenticeship program; 

12 (C) information about the organization 

13 that demonstrates the existence of an active, 

14 advisory partnership between the partners de15 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B), of para16 graph (3) and the organization’s capacity to 

17 provide the training and education services nec18 essary for a pre-apprenticeship program; and 

19 (D) information about the proposed pre20 apprenticeship program that demonstrates— 

21 (i) that the program is in an in-de22 mand industry or occupation in the region 

23 in which the project is located; 


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1 (ii) the use of integrated work-based 

2 and academic learning that includes train3 ing in the workplace; 

4 (iii) the inclusion of career exploration 

5 focused activities, such as job shadowing, 

6 career information activities, and resume 

7 preparation, in the program; 

8 (iv) if the eligible entity carrying out 

9 the project includes a high school, that the 

10 model to be used for the program leads to 

11 a high school diploma for participants 

12 without such a diploma; 

13 (v) that the project aligns with an es14 tablished registered apprenticeship pro15 gram, including that the model used for 

16 the program leads to the attainment of 

17 skills and competencies necessary for en18 trance into the registered apprenticeship 

19 program for participants; and 

20 (vi) how the eligible entity will facili21 tate access through the program to the ap22 propriate support services for participants, 

23 including facilitating access through part24 nerships with entities providing such serv25 ices. 


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1 (5) USE OF FUNDS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

3 receives a grant under this subsection shall use 

4 the grant funds to carry out a project that im5 plements a pre-apprenticeship program in an 

6 organization specified in paragraph (3) (other 

7 than paragraph (3)(B)(i)) that is part of the el8 igible entity, or a consortium of such entities. 

9 (B) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

10 entity shall use the grant funds— 

11 (i) to pay for the cost of training or 

12 education associated with the pre-appren13 ticeship program; 

14 (ii) to provide student stipends during 

15 work-based training in the project; 

16 (iii) for curriculum development that 

17 align with the requirements of the appro18 priate registered apprenticeship programs 

19 and learning assessments; 

20 (iv) to maintain a connection between 

21 the pre-apprenticeship program and reg22 istered apprenticeship program; 

23 (v) to promote the pre-apprenticeship 

24 program to potential participants; and 


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1 (vi) to conduct evaluations described 

2 in paragraph (7)(B). 

3 (C) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

4 entity may use the grant funds for teacher 

5 training, including providing externship oppor6 tunities for teachers to learn about the skill 

7 needs of the industry or occupation that the 

8 pre-apprenticeship program focuses on. 

9 (6) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

11 the cost described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be 

12 75 percent. 

13 (B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The eligible 

14 entity may contribute the non-Federal share of 

15 the cost in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, in16 cluding plant, equipment, or services. 

17 (7) PERFORMANCE.— 

18 (A) MEASURES.—The Secretary shall iden19 tify a set of common measures that, at a min20 imum, include measures of entry into a reg21 istered apprenticeship program and that are 

22 aligned with the performance measures de23 scribed in section 136(c) of the Workforce In24 vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(c)) for 

25 the local workforce investment area (designated 


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1 under section 116 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 2831)) involved. 

3 (B) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible entity 

4 that receives a grant to carry out a project 

5 under this subsection shall annually conduct, or 

6 arrange for another entity to conduct, an eval7 uation of the project using the identified com8 mon measures, and shall, to the extent prac9 ticable, cooperate with the Secretary in any 

10 evaluations of activities carried out under this 

11 section. 

12 (C) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary shall 

13 use the results of an evaluation for a project to 

14 determine whether to extend the grant period, 

15 or renew a grant, for the project under para16 graph (2)(B). 

17 (c) PROMOTING AWARENESS OF REGISTERED AP18 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.— 

19 (1) INFORMATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL

20 BOARDS.—To promote awareness about registered 

21 apprenticeship programs within the workforce devel22 opment system, the Secretary shall disseminate in23 formation on the value of registered apprenticeship 

24 programs, to State and local workforce investment 


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1 boards described in subsection (b)(3)(B)(iv), which 

2 information shall include— 

3 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro4 grams in the State involved; 

5 (B) guidance for training staff of the 

6 workforce development system within the State 

7 on the value of registered apprenticeship pro8 grams, including relevant placement, retention 

9 and earnings information, as a training option 

10 for participants; 

11 (C) guidance on how individual training 

12 accounts under section 134(d)(4) of the Work13 force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

14 2864(d)(4)) could be used by participants for a 

15 registered apprenticeship program; and 

16 (D) guidance on how performance meas17 ures under section 136 of the Workforce Invest18 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871) apply to 

19 participants in registered apprenticeship pro20 grams, including relevant placement, retention 

21 and earnings information. 

22 (2) INFORMATION FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS AND

23 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—To promote awareness 

24 about registered apprenticeship programs to workers 

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1 tion about the value of registered apprenticeship 

2 programs, including relevant placement, retention 

3 and earnings information, through the one-stop de4 livery systems described in section 121 of the Work5 force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841), to 

6 industry groups and to labor organizations, which 

7 information shall include, at a minimum— 

8 (A) a list of registered apprenticeship pro9 grams in the State; 

10 (B) information on how to develop a reg11 istered apprenticeship program; and 

12 (C) information on financial resources 

13 available to assist with the establishment and 

14 implementation of registered apprenticeship 

15 programs. 

16 (3) INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND

17 SCHOOLS.—To promote awareness about registered 

18 apprenticeship programs among students and school 

19 staff, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec20 retary of Education, shall disseminate information 

21 on the value of registered apprenticeship programs, 

22 including relevant placement, retention and earnings 

23 information, to high schools, 2- and 4-year postsec24 ondary educational institutions, and educational 


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1 service agencies, which information shall include, at 

2 a minimum— 

3 (A) a parent guide to understanding reg4 istered apprenticeship programs and postsec5 ondary education; 

6 (B) a student guide to understanding reg7 istered apprenticeship programs as part of a ca8 reer pathway; 

9 (C) a guide, for career and academic coun10 selors, to understanding registered apprentice11 ship programs as a postsecondary education op12 tion for students; and 

13 (D) information for school administrators, 

14 workforce and economic development coordina15 tors, and teachers and faculty that will assist 

16 with the development, implementation, and con17 tinuation of registered apprenticeship programs. 

18 (d) SECRETARY’S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

19 ON APPRENTICESHIPS.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 

22 the Department of Labor a National Advisory 

23 Committee on Apprenticeships, referred to in 

24 this section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’. 


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1 (B) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Com2 mittee shall have— 

3 (i) 21 voting members appointed by 

4 the Secretary, composed of— 

5 (I) 7 representatives of employers 

6 who participate in a registered ap7 prenticeship program, including em8 ployers who participate in a registered 

9 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

10 a joint labor-management partnership; 

11 (II) 7 representatives of labor or12 ganizations who have responsibility 

13 for the administration of a registered 

14 apprenticeship program sponsored by 

15 a joint labor-management partnership; 

16 and 

17 (III) 7 representatives of State 

18 apprenticeship agencies, community 

19 organizations with significant experi20 ence with a registered apprenticeship 

21 program, and 2- or 4-year postsec22 ondary educational institutions with 

23 at least 1 articulation agreement with 

24 the entity administering a registered 

25 apprenticeship program; and 


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1 (ii) members who are ex officio non2 voting representatives from the Depart3 ments of Labor, Commerce, Education, 

4 Energy, Housing and Urban Development, 

5 and Health and Human Services. 

6 (C) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members shall 

7 be selected upon the basis of their experience 

8 and competence concerning apprenticeships. 

9 (D) TERMS.—The Secretary shall appoint 

10 the members for terms of 4 years. 

11 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall des12 ignate one of the members of the Advisory Com13 mittee to serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Com14 mittee. 

15 (3) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 

16 hold not fewer than 2 meetings during each calendar 

17 year. All meetings of the Advisory Committee shall 

18 be open to the public. A transcript shall be kept of 

19 each meeting and made available for public inspec20 tion. 

21 (4) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall 

22 advise, consult with, and make recommendations to 

23 the Secretary on matters relating to the administra24 tion of this title and the Act of August 16, 1937 

25 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 


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

2 seq.). 

3 (5) PERSONNEL.— 

4 (A) PROCUREMENT.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of 

6 the Advisory Committee may procure the 

7 temporary and intermittent services of vot8 ing members of the Advisory Committee 

9 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

10 States Code, at rates for individuals that 

11 do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 

12 annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 

13 level V of the Executive Schedule under 

14 section 5316 of such title. 

15 (ii) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE

16 UNITED STATES.—All members of the Ad17 visory Committee who are officers or em18 ployees of the United States shall serve 

19 without compensation in addition to that 

20 received for their services as officers or 

21 employees of the United States. 

22 (B) STAFF.—The Secretary shall supply 

23 the Committee with an executive secretary and 

24 provide such secretarial, clerical, and other 

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1 essary to enable the Advisory Committee to 

2 conduct its business. 

3 (6) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of 

4 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

5 App.) shall not apply to the advisory committee. 

6 (e) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.— 

7 (1) EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI8 TIES CARRIED OUT UNDER THIS TITLE.—For the 

9 purpose of improving the management and effective10 ness of the programs and activities carried out 

11 under this title, the Secretary shall provide for the 

12 continuing evaluation, by an independent entity, of 

13 the programs and activities, including activities car14 ried out under subsection (a)(3)(C). Such evalua15 tions shall address— 

16 (A) the general effectiveness of such pro17 grams and activities in relation to their cost, in18 cluding the extent to which the programs and 

19 activities— 

20 (i) improve the skill and employment 

21 competencies of participants in comparison 

22 to comparably situated individuals who did 

23 not participate in such programs and ac24 tivities; and 


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1 (ii) to the extent feasible, increase the 

2 level of total employment and recognized 

3 postsecondary credential attainment over 

4 the level that would have existed in the ab5 sence of such programs and activities; 

6 (B) the impact of the programs and activi7 ties for the participants, sponsors, and employ8 ers; 

9 (C) the return on investment of Federal 

10 funding for the programs and activities; 

11 (D) the longitudinal outcomes for partici12 pants in the programs and activities; and 

13 (E) the impact of specific policies on the 

14 general effectiveness of such programs and ac15 tivities. 

16 (2) RESEARCH.—The Secretary may conduct, 

17 through an independent entity, research on best 

18 practices in registered apprenticeship programs and 

19 pre-apprenticeship programs and other issues relat20 ing to such programs. 

21 (3) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations and research 

22 conducted under this subsection shall utilize appro23 priate methodology and research designs. 

24 (4) REPORTS.—The independent entity carrying 

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1 search described in paragraph (2) shall prepare and 

2 submit to the Secretary a draft report and a final 

3 report containing the results of the evaluations or 

4 research, respectively, and including policy rec5 ommendations. The draft and final reports shall be 

6 made available for public inspection. 

7 (5) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

8 60 days after the completion of such final report, 

9 the Secretary shall transmit the final report to the 

10 Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen13 ate. 

14 (6) PUBLIC ACCESS.— 

15 (A) PUBLIC ACCESS PROCEDURE.—The 

16 Secretary shall develop a mechanism to make 

17 research and curricula developed under this title 

18 publically available in a timely manner. 

19 (B) CURRICULUM.—An eligible entity that 

20 develops a curriculum under this title shall 

21 make the curriculum available to the Secretary. 

22 Using the mechanism established under sub23 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall make such 

24 curriculum accessible to providers of pre-ap25 prenticeship programs and to the public. 


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1 (f) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 

2 more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated under sub3 section (g) for each fiscal year for Federal administration 

4 and management, technical assistance, and evaluation and 

5 research activities. 

6 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and 

9 each subsequent fiscal year. 

10 SEC. 102. PROMOTING INTEGRATION WITH POSTSEC11 ONDARY EDUCATION. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘consortium’’ 

14 means the Registered Apprenticeship-College Con15 sortium established under subsection (b)(1). 

16 (2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

17 means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the 

18 Administrator, working jointly with the Secretary of 

19 Education, acting through the Assistant Secretary 

20 for Vocational and Adult Education. 

21 (b) CONSORTIUM WITH 2- AND 4-YEAR POSTSEC22 ONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

23 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall 

24 establish and maintain a voluntary Registered Ap25 prenticeship-College Consortium. The Consortium 


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1 shall consist of the sponsors carrying out registered 

2 apprenticeship programs, 2- or 4-year postsecondary 

3 educational institutions, and organizations that rep4 resent such programs or institutions, that agree to 

5 meet certain criteria in order to support the pur6 poses described in paragraph (2). 

7 (2) PURPOSES.—The Consortium shall support 

8 the purposes of— 

9 (A) promoting stronger connections be10 tween the registered apprenticeship programs 

11 involved and participating 2- and 4-year post12 secondary educational institutions; 

13 (B) promoting the translation of experi14 ence in a registered apprenticeship program to 

15 academic credit at participating 2- and 4-year 

16 postsecondary educational institutions; 

17 (C) facilitating the enrollment of an indi18 vidual who has completed a registered appren19 ticeship program (referred to in this section as 

20 an ‘‘apprentice’’) at a participating 2- or 4-year 

21 postsecondary educational institution for the 

22 purpose of attaining academic credit toward an 

23 associate’s or more advanced degree; 


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1 (D) advancing the attainment of associ2 ate’s and more advanced degrees by appren3 tices; 

4 (E) promoting the attainment of recog5 nized postsecondary credentials with value in 

6 the labor market; and 

7 (F) expanding awareness about the value 

8 of registered apprenticeship programs as a 

9 postsecondary education option. 

10 (3) PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secre11 taries shall establish criteria that any interested 2- 

12 or 4-year postsecondary educational institution or 

13 sponsor shall meet in order to participate in the 

14 Consortium, which criteria shall include, at a min15 imum— 

16 (A) for a 2- or 4-year postsecondary edu17 cational institution— 

18 (i) agreement to recognize the aca19 demic credit (as assessed under subpara20 graph (B)(i)) earned by an apprentice for, 

21 and the assessment of the apprentice’s 

22 learning in, a registered apprenticeship 

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1 (ii) agreement to develop a formal ar2 ticulation agreement with a participating 

3 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship pro4 gram, other than a 2- or 4-year postsec5 ondary educational institution; and 

6 (iii) agreement to provide certain in7 formation, as determined by the Secre8 taries, to the Consortium; and 

9 (B) for a sponsor— 

10 (i) agreement to participate in third11 party evaluations of the quality and rigor 

12 of the program offerings in order to deter13 mine the value of academic credit for 

14 learning during a registered apprenticeship 

15 program; 

16 (ii) agreement to develop a formal ar17 ticulation agreement with a participating 

18 2- or 4-year postsecondary educational in19 stitution; and 

20 (iii) agreement to provide certain in21 formation, as determined by the Secre22 taries, to the Consortium. 

23 (4) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to participate 

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1 secondary educational institutions and sponsors 

2 shall agree to meet certain conditions deter3 mined by the Secretaries. 

4 (B) CONDITIONS.—Such conditions shall 

5 address, at a minimum— 

6 (i) how learning during a registered 

7 apprenticeship program, including related 

8 instruction and on-the-job training, will be 

9 assessed for academic credit; 

10 (ii) how programs and procedures, es11 pecially those related to admissions, credit 

12 transfer, and recognition of such learning 

13 will be structured to support accessibility 

14 for apprentices; 

15 (iii) how the structure and scheduling 

16 of courses will be developed in a way that 

17 supports the matriculation of apprentices; 

18 and 

19 (iv) how residency requirements will 

20 be modified to support the transferability 

21 of credit earned by apprentices. 

22 (5) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The 

23 Secretaries shall maintain a publicly accessible 

24 website identifying, at a minimum— 


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1 (A) the participating members of the Con2 sortium in each State, including those with es3 tablished articulation agreements; 

4 (B) a model for articulation agreements, 

5 and copies of some exemplary articulation 

6 agreements for illustrative purposes; and 

7 (C) such other information as the Secre8 taries determine to be necessary to promote 

9 awareness of the Consortium and its members. 

10 (6) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

11 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries 

12 shall establish an advisory committee for the 

13 Consortium. 

14 (B) COMPOSITION.—The advisory com15 mittee shall be composed of members appointed 

16 by the Secretaries, consisting of— 

17 (i) representatives of 2- or 4-year 

18 postsecondary educational institutions; 

19 (ii) representatives of sponsors; and 

20 (iii) a representative from the Advi21 sory Committee described in section 

22 101(d). 

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1 (D) DUTIES.—Such advisory committee 

2 shall seek input from organizations and experts 

3 representing industry, labor, and postsecondary 

4 education, and shall make recommendations to 

5 the Consortium and the Secretary regarding ac6 tions necessary to achieve the objectives of this 

7 subsection. 

8 (E) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of 

9 the advisory committee shall not receive com10 pensation for the performance of services for 

11 the committee, but shall be allowed travel ex12 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist13 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen14 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, while away from their 

16 homes or regular places of business in the per17 formance of services for the Committee. Not18 withstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 

19 States Code, the Secretary may accept the vol20 untary and uncompensated services of members 

21 of the advisory committee. 

22 (F) PERMANENT COMMITTEE.—Section 14 

23 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

24 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 

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1 (7) USE OF FUNDS.— 

2 (A) ADMINISTRATIVE.—The Secretaries 

3 shall use 30 percent of the funds appropriated 

4 under subsection (c) to establish and maintain 

5 the Consortium and the website referred to in 

6 paragraph (5), to support the advisory com7 mittee referred to in paragraph (6), and for 

8 technical assistance, evaluation, and research 

9 activities. 

10 (B) FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—The 

11 Secretaries shall use 70 percent of the appro12 priated funds to carry out, directly or by grant 

13 or contract with an eligible entity, activities 

14 consisting of— 

15 (i) providing funding to Consortium 

16 participants to support the development of 

17 articulation agreements with other Consor18 tium participants; 

19 (ii) providing funding to the Consor20 tium to support the assessment of learning 

21 during a registered apprenticeship pro22 gram, for academic credit; 

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1 the quality and rigor of program offerings, 

2 referred to in paragraph (3)(B)(i); 

3 (iv) providing curriculum develop4 ment, for participating institutions and 

5 sponsors; and 

6 (v) carrying out other purposes that 

7 will help participating 2- and 4-year post8 secondary educational institutions and 

9 sponsors meet the requirements of para10 graphs (3) and (4). 

11 (C) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to 

12 receive a grant or contract under subparagraph 

13 (B), an entity shall be a partnership comprised 

14 of— 

15 (i) at least one 2- or 4-year postsec16 ondary educational institution participating 

17 in the Consortium; and 

18 (ii) at least one sponsor of a reg19 istered apprenticeship program partici20 pating in the Consortium. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2015.—There is authorized to 

23 be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. 

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1 (A) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized 

2 to be appropriated to carry out this section for 

3 each fiscal year subsequent to fiscal year 2015 

4 the amount determined under subparagraph 

5 (B) for the fiscal year involved. 

6 (B) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The 

7 amount referred to in subparagraph (A) for a 

8 fiscal year shall be determined by multiplying— 

9 (i) the amount authorized under this 

10 subsection for the preceding fiscal year; by 

11 (ii) the percentage change in the Con12 sumer Price Index for All Urban Con13 sumers during the annual interval imme14 diately preceding the date on which the de15 termination is made. 

16 TITLE II—PROGRAM DEVELOP17 MENT AND ENHANCEMENT 

18 SEC. 201. EXPANDING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO19 GRAMS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide pay21 ments of assistance for eligible sponsors of new (as of the 

22 date of submission of an application under subsection (b)) 

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1 programs that add employers as new (as of such date) 

2 partners. 

3 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive pay4 ments under this section for a registered apprenticeship 

5 program, a sponsor shall submit an application to the Sec6 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

7 information as the Secretary may require, including infor8 mation on how the activities carried out under the grant 

9 would enhance and expand the registered apprenticeship 

10 system, such as extending registered apprentice programs 

11 into new industries and occupations, and including infor12 mation demonstrating that, as of the date the sponsor sub13 mitted an application under this section— 

14 (1) for a new registered apprenticeship pro15 gram, the program received recognition as a reg16 istered apprenticeship program within the 36 

17 months preceding that date; 

18 (2) the sponsor offered jobs that lead to eco19 nomic self-sufficiency, as determined by a local 

20 workforce investment board established under sec21 tion 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

22 (29 U.S.C. 2832) located in the same local work23 force investment area (as designated under section 

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1 (3) the sponsor has demonstrated success in en2 rolling, instructing, advancing, and graduating indi3 viduals in the relevant registered apprenticeship pro4 gram, and in the employment of such individuals 

5 after completion of the program; and 

6 (4) the sponsor had not received a payment 

7 under subsection (d). 

8 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—In providing assistance under 

9 this section, the Secretary shall arrange to provide pay10 ments for eligible sponsors, as funds are available under 

11 this section. Funds made available through such a pay12 ment shall be used to reimburse an eligible sponsor for 

13 the allowable costs (as determined by the Secretary) of 

14 operating the registered apprenticeship program involved. 

15 The maximum total payment to any one sponsor may not 

16 exceed $5,000 or 50 percent of the allowable costs of oper17 ating the program. 

18 (d) DISBURSEMENT THROUGH LOCAL BOARDS.— 

19 The Secretary shall enter into arrangements with the local 

20 workforce investment boards described in subsection 

21 (b)(2) to provide the payments to the eligible sponsors. 

22 (e) EVALUATIONS.—Sponsors receiving grants under 

23 this section shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate with 

24 the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations of the activities 

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1 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

3 appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 

4 for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

5 (2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve 

6 5 percent of the amount appropriated under para7 graph (1) for a fiscal year for distribution to the 

8 local workforce investment boards, to pay for the 

9 costs of the boards associated with making deter10 minations under subsection (b)(2) and disburse11 ments under subsection (d), and as funds remain 

12 available, other costs of Federal administration and 

13 management, technical assistance, research and eval14 uation under this section. 

15 TITLE III—CONFORMING 

16 AMENDMENTS 

17 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS. 

18 (a) REFERENCES.— 

19 (1) Section 3(7) is amended by striking ‘‘sec20 tion 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

21 (29 U.S.C. 2801)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102 of the 

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)’’. 

23 (2) Section 101 is amended— 

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1 (i) in paragraph (3)(B)(iv), by strik2 ing ‘‘State or local workforce investment 

3 board (established under subtitle B of title 

4 I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

5 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.))’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘State or local workforce development 

7 board (established under subtitle A of title 

8 I of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act)’’; and 

10 (ii) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking 

11 ‘‘performance measures described in sec12 tion 136(c) of the Workforce Investment 

13 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(c)) for the 

14 local workforce investment area (des15 ignated under section 116 of such Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 2831))’’ and inserting ‘‘(before July 

17 1, 2016) performance measures described 

18 in section 136(c) of the Workforce Invest19 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(c)) for 

20 the local workforce investment area (des21 ignated under section 116 of such Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 2831)) or (after June 30, 2016) 

23 performance accountability measures de24 scribed in section 116(c) of the Workforce 

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1 local workforce development area (meaning 

2 a local area, as defined in section 3 of such 

3 Act)’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (c)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (I) in the matter preceding sub7 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘State and 

8 local workforce investment boards’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘State and local work10 force development boards’’; 

11 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

12 striking ‘‘section 134(d)(4) of the 

13 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

14 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4))’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘section 134(c)(3) of the Workforce 

16 Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; and 

17 (III) in subparagraph (D), by 

18 striking ‘‘performance measures under 

19 section 136 of the Workforce Invest20 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘(before July 1, 2016) 

22 performance measures under section 

23 136 of the Workforce Investment Act 

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1 ability measures under section 116 of 

2 the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act’’; and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), in the matter 

5 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

6 ‘‘section 121 of the Workforce Investment 

7 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841)’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘section 121 of the Workforce Innova9 tion and Opportunity Act’’. 

10 (3) Section 201 is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘local 

12 workforce investment board established under 

13 section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 

14 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832) located in the same 

15 local workforce investment area (as designated 

16 under section 116 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

17 2831))’’ and inserting ‘‘local workforce develop18 ment board (meaning a local board, as defined 

19 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 

20 Opportunity Act) located in the same local 

21 workforce development area (meaning a local 

22 area, as defined in that section 3)’’; and 

23 (B) in subsections (d) and (f)(2), by strik24 ing ‘‘local workforce investment boards’’ and in25 serting ‘‘local workforce development boards’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 

2 July 1, 2015. 

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