Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 3, 2019)
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2019
This bill establishes a grant program to recruit, train, and place real-time writers for closed captioning of television programming.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to court reporting programs that possess the most substantial capacity to train real-time writers for closed captioning English and Spanish video programming. Grant recipients shall use the funds to recruit, train and assist, and place real-time writers.
What just happenedDec 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 3, 2019
- Dec 3, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 3, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 3, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House