(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity is a con-
sortium of the following: 
(1) An organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 501(c)(3)); 
(2) A national training organization with dues 
paying affiliated members in at least 10 States; 
(3) An accredited institution, not including an 
institution of higher education (as defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 101)); or 
(4) An institution that operates a post-sec-
ondary, career and technical network of accredited, 
dues paying institutions. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this Act shall use such grant 
to— 
(A) develop and implement a career and 
technical education program as described in 
subsection (d); 
(B) offer a program to enrollees prior to 
the participation of such enrollees in a work-
force training program that supports the enroll-
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ees in transitioning to a learning environment, 
which shall include— 
(i) opportunities to foster camaraderie 
among enrollees; 
(ii) prepare enrollees for training suc-
cess; 
(iii) tutoring and employment readi-
ness coaching; and 
(iv) cognitive behavioral techniques to 
support a change in the perception and 
thinking of enrollees; 
(C) provide— 
(i) need-based stipends to enrollees in 
a workforce training program to assist en-
rollees in completing training programs; 
(ii) conflict resolution services and 
regular check-ins on a monthly basis to an 
employer that employs an enrollee who has 
completed a workforce training program 
offered by the eligible entity; and 
(iii) supportive services to enrollees; 
(D) partner with an employer that— 
(i) pays a living wage; 
(ii) provides avenues for career growth 
and professional development to enrollees 
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who complete a program of an eligible enti-
ty that the employer partnered with; and 
(iii) engages in the career training 
process, including— 
(I) serving on an industry advi-
sory group; 
(II) assisting the eligible entity 
with establishing a career and tech-
nical education program as described 
in subsection (d); 
(III) sponsoring internships; and 
(IV) participating in mock inter-
view hiring sessions and hiring fairs; 
(E) determine the qualifications and cre-
dentials required for employment by the em-
ployers identified in paragraph (4); 
(F) assess and understand the demand of 
employers for employees in the local areas in 
which; 
(G) identify employers that pay a living 
wage in the local areas in which an eligible enti-
ty operates a career and technical education 
program; 
(H) identify employers and industry sec-
tors in which job growth is expected to occur; 
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(I) produce— 
(i) an analysis of existing and emerg-
ing in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations and the employment needs of em-
ployers in such industry sectors; and 
(ii) an analysis of the knowledge and 
skills needed to meet the employment 
needs of the employers in the States in 
which the entity operates a career and 
technical education program; and 
(J) implement strategies to recruit individ-
uals into the workforce training program and 
assess prospective enrollees. 
(2) REQUIRED ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—An el-
igible entity that receives a grant under this Act 
shall use at least 70 percent of such grant for the 
uses of funds described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(C)(i). 
(d) CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM.—A career and technical education program devel-
oped and implemented under this Act shall— 
(1) be developed to meet the in-demand needs 
of employers in the local area in which such program 
is being implemented; 
(2) pay enrollees a living wage; 
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(3) be at least 12 weeks in duration; 
(4) upon an enrollee completing such a pro-
gram, result in the enrollee earning a recognized 
post-secondary credential; 
(5) operate in at least 10 States; 
(6) prioritize enrollees who read at no higher 
than the 6th grade reading level; and 
(7) ensure that at least 50 percent of the indi-
viduals enrolled the program are— 
(A) offenders (as defined in section 3(38) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(3)(38))); 
(B) low-income and economically isolated 
individuals (including individuals who are from 
rural, urban, and historically disadvantaged 
communities); and 
(C) from populations that have been un-
derserved or adversely affected by persistent 
poverty or inequality. 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this Act, an eligible entity shall submit 
an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
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(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 
eligible entities that propose to carry out a work-
force training program in the following industries: 
(A) Construction. 
(B) Disaster relief and recovery services. 
(C) Industrial manufacturing. 
(D) Food manufacturing. 
(E) Supply chain management and serv-
ices. 
(F) Information technology. 
(G) Financial services. 
(H) Ship building and other defense-re-
lated industries. 
(I) Health care. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after and eligible 
entity receives a grant under this Act, and on an annual 
basis thereafter, each eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary of Labor a report on the following: 
(1) The earnings of each enrollee— 
(A) prior to entering into a career and 
technical education program operated by such 
eligible entity; and 
(B) 6 months after completing such pro-
gram. 
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(2) The percentage of program participants who 
are in unsubsidized employment— 
(A) after 30 days and prior to 90 days 
after exit from such program; and 
(B) after 280 days and prior to 365 days 
after exit from such program; 
(3) The starting wages of the program partici-
pants described in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(4) The percentage of program participants who 
obtain a recognized postsecondary credential during 
participation in, or within 1 year after exit from, the 
program. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(5) of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(2) LIVING
WAGE.—The term ‘‘living wage’’ 
means a wage that one full-time worker earns that 
covers the cost of the minimum basic needs of the 
worker and the family of the worker for the area in 
which such worker lives. 
(3) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘sup-
portive services’’ means services such as transpor-
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tation, child care, dependent care, housing, and 
needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable 
an individual to participate in a career and technical 
education program carried out under this Act. 
(4) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local area’’ and 
‘‘recognized postsecondary credential’’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 
through 2029. 
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