Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act

Bill: 117-hr-7921
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-31
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7921 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 31, 2022 Ms. Newman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act . 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; .