,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,holt introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to encourage    
online workforce training4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,online ,job ,training ,act of #bjac4   
#b4 ,online workforce training programs 
,section #aga of the ,workforce         
,investment ,act of #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #biaf7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7f7 ,online workforce   
training program  7#a7 ,national ,online
 ,workforce ,training ,grants  7,a7 ,in 
general ,from the amount appropriated   
under subparagraph 7,g71 the ,secretary 
shall award ,national ,online ,workforce
 ,training ,grants on a competitive     
basis to eligible entities to enable    
such entities to carry out workforce    
training programs using                 
distance-learning technologies1 such as 

the ,internet4 ,an entity may leverage  
such grant with other ,federal1 ,state1 
local1 and private resources1 in order  
to expand the participation of          
businesses1 employees1 and other        
individuals in such training programs4  
7,b7 ,eligible entity defined ,for      
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
eligible entity means an educational    
institution1 community-based            
organization1 nonprofit organization1   
,state board or local board1 or unit of 
general local government1 that provides 
online workforce training4  7,c7        
,priority ,priority in awarding grants  
under this paragraph shall be given to  
eligible entities that--  7i7 have      
demonstrated experience in implementing 
and operating online workforce training 
and education programs2  7ii7 have      
demonstrated experience coordinating    
activities1 where appropriate1 with the 
workforce investment system2 and  7iii7 
conduct training for occupations with   
national or local shortages4  7,d7 ,data

 collection ,each eligible entity       
receiving a grant under this paragraph  
shall collect and report information    
on--  7i7 the number of participants in 
the workforce training program funded   
under this paragraph2  7ii7 the services
 received by the participants2  7iii7   
program completion rates2  7iv7 factors 
determined as significantly interfering 
with program participation or           
completion2  7v7 the rate of job        
placement2 and  7vi7 other information  
as determined as needed by the          
,secretary4  7,e7 ,outreach ,each       
eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this paragraph shall conduct outreach   
activities to disseminate information to
 workforce investment boards1 local     
governments1 educational institutions1  
and other workforce training            
organizations about--  7i7 the workforce
 training program funded under this     
paragraph2 and  7ii7 the results of     
such1 and the best practices with       
respect to workforce training identified

 as a result of1 program4  7,f7         
,performance levels ,the ,secretary     
shall establish indicators of           
performance that will be used to        
evaluate the performance of eligible    
entities under this paragraph in        
carrying out the activities required    
under this paragraph4 ,prior to awarding
 a grant under this paragraph to an     
eligible entity1 the ,secretary shall   
negotiate and reach agreement with the  
entity regarding the levels of          
performance expected to be achieved by  
the entity on the indicators of         
performance4  7,g7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this paragraph #ej1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal years #bjad through #bjbd4  7#b7
 ,online training program clearinghouse 
7,a7 ,description of grant ,from the    
amounts appropriated under subparagraph 
7,d71 the ,secretary shall award one    
grant to an eligible postsecondary      
educational institution to provide the  

services described in this paragraph4   
7,b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to    
receive a grant under this paragraph1 a 
postsecondary educational institution   
shall--  7i7 have demonstrated the      
ability to disseminate research on best 
practices for implementing workforce    
investment programs2 and  7ii7 be a     
national leader in producing            
cutting-edge research on technology     
related to workforce investment systems 
under subtitle ,b4  7,c7 ,services ,the 
postsecondary educational institution   
that receives a grant under this        
paragraph shall use such grant--  7i7 to
 provide technical assistance to        
entities that receive grants under      
paragraph 7#a72  7ii7 to collect and    
nationally disseminate the data gathered
 by entities that receive grants under  
paragraph 7#a72 and  7iii7 to           
disseminate best practices identified by
 the ,secretary4  7,d7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,secretary to   

carry out this subsection #a1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal years #bjad through #bjbd4  4