Jobs Now Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 17, 2015)
Jobs Now Act of 2015
Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.
Prescribes program requirements, including that:
- each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and
- Labor give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.
What just happenedMar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 17, 2015
- Mar 23, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee - Sep 17, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Sep 17, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House