To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing.

Bill: 113-hr-3955
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2014-01-28
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aging

Computers and information technology

Employment and training programs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to state and local entities and certain other entities to provide individuals age 55 or older with job skills training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3955 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2014 Ms. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing.

1. Job skills training for older individuals (a) Targeted pilot program The Secretary of Labor shall establish a pilot program pursuant to section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916 ) to provide grants to entities eligible under such section to provide job skills training to and specific for older individuals, particularly in the areas of computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing. (b) Definition For purposes of the program established under subsection (a), the term older individual has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 ).