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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 998
To amend title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to provide employment
and training assistance for certain individuals who work at or live in
the community of a plant, facility, or enterprise that is scheduled to
close or undergo significant layoffs, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 21, 1995
Mr. GEJDENSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend title III of the Job Training Partnership Act
to provide employment and training assistance for certain
individuals who work at or live in the community of
a plant, facility, or enterprise that is scheduled to close
or undergo significant layoffs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanded Training
Opportunities Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AS-
SISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE EMPLOYED AT OR LIVE IN THE COMMU-
NITY OF A PLANT, FACILITY, OR ENTERPRISE
THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE OR UNDERGO
SIGNIFICANT LAYOFFS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 301(a)
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1651(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end of such subparagraph;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period
at the end of such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘;
or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(E) with respect to a plant, facility, or enter-
prise at which the employer has made a public an-
nouncement that such plant, facility, or enterprise
will close or at which significant layoffs will occur—
‘‘(i) work at such plant, facility or enter-
prise and who—
‘‘(I) have not received specific notice
of termination or lay off; and
‘‘(II) are likely to be terminated or
laid off as a result of such closure or lay-
offs, except individuals who are likely to
retire instead of seeking new employment;
or
‘‘(ii) do not work at such plant, facility, or
enterprise and who—
‘‘(I) live or work in the affected com-
munity of such plant, facility, or enter-
prise; and
‘‘(II) are likely to be terminated or
laid off as a result of such closure or lay-
offs.’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY AND DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS.—
Subsection (a) of section 301 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1651(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) An individual who meets the requirements of
clause (i) or clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(E) shall be eligi-
ble to receive assistance under this title immediately after
the issuance of the public statement described in such
paragraph (relating to the closure or significant layoffs af-
fecting such individual).
‘‘(5) For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the term ‘sig-
nificant layoff’ means any reduction in force which is not
the result of a closing of a plant, facility, or enterprise
and which results in an employment loss at a single site
of employment during any 30-day period for at least 50
employees, excluding employees who regularly work less
than 20 hours per week.’’.
(c) REPEAL.—Subsection (h) of section 314 of such
Act (29 U.S.C. 1661c(h)) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN SKILLS ENHANCEMENT
SERVICES FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.
Paragraph (1) of section 314(d) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1661c(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub-
paragraph (J); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) skills enhancement to improve employment
prospects; and’’.
SEC. 4. INCLUSION UNDER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
OF IN-HOUSE TRAINING AND RETRAINING
PROGRAMS FOR WORKERS IN COMPANIES
UNDERGOING RESTRUCTURING.
Subsection (a) of section 324 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1662c(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) in-house training and retraining programs
for workers in plants, facilities, or enterprises under-
going restructuring for the purpose of making such
plants, facilities, or enterprises more competitive and
retaining jobs at such plants, facilities, or enter-
prises.’’.
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