Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act
Bill: H.R.7921 | Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie (D-IL)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act
This bill requires local workforce development boards to develop an action plan for entities within the one-stop delivery system to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder.

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require an 
    action plan in each local plan for entities within the one-stop 
 delivery system to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced 
 trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trauma Informed Practices for 
Workforce Development Act''.

SEC. 2. ACTION PLAN FOR ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM TO MEET NEEDS OF 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, MENTAL HEALTH 
              CHALLENGES, OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

    (a) State Workforce Development Boards.--Section 
101(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I)) is amended--
            (1) in item (aa), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(cc) shall include a 
                                        representative of the State 
                                        mental health agency; and''.
    (b) Local Workforce Development Boards.--Section 107(b)(2)(D)(iv) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3122(b)(2)(D)(iv)) is amended by inserting ``mental health,'' after 
``housing,''.
    (c) Local Plan.--Section 108(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (21) and (22) as paragraphs 
        (22) and (23), respectively; and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (20) the following:
            ``(21) an action plan for entities within the one-stop 
        delivery system, including one-stop operators and the one-stop 
        partners, to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced 
        trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder, 
        with at least three action steps, including providing staff 
        training and support to implement trauma-informed approaches, 
        mental health first aid techniques, and other approaches that 
        are informed by recommendations (determined relevant by the 
        Secretary of Labor) of the task force established under section 
        7132 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public 
        Law 115-271) and, if not available, by best practices 
        (determined relevant by the Secretary of Labor) of the 
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
        National Center for Trauma-Informed Care;''.
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