,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4  
,c>ney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,labor to create a se>*able 
database conta9+ a cr$5tials regi/ry1 a 
skills database1 & a jobs bank4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,skills ,connection ,act4  #b4 ,creation
 ( se>*able database  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,labor %all create a publicly available1
 easily navigable1 & se>*able database  
conta9+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a regi/ry (    
cr$5tials 7:i* may be c]tificates71 =   
purposes ( enabl+ programs t lead to su*
 a cr$5tial to receive priority "u a    
cov]$ provision4  7#b7 ,a skills        
database1 = purposes ( enabl+ programs t
 lead to su* a cr$5tial to receive      
priority "u a cov]$ provision4  7#c7 ,a 
jobs bank4  7b7 ,cr$5tials regi/ry ,9   

creat+ a regi/ry ( cr$5tials1 !         
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 li/ ! cr$5tial 9 
! regi/ry if ! cr$5tial is requir$ by   
,f$]al or ,/ate law = an occupation 7su*
 z a cr$5tial requir$ by a ,/ate law    
reg>d+ qualifications = a heal? c>e     
occupation72  7#b7 li/ ! cr$5tial1 & li/
 an updat$ cr$5tial1 9 ! regi/ry if !   
cr$5tial involv$ is an                  
indu/ry-recogniz$1 nationally portable  
cr$5tial t is consi/5t ) ! ,secret>y's  
e/abli%$ indu/ry compet5cy models & is  
consi/5tly updat$ ?r\gh ?ird p>ty       
validation to reflect *ang+ indu/ry     
compet5cies2 &  7#c7 = ea* cr$5tial li/$
 9 ! regi/ry1 provide an assessm5t ( :i*
 skills li/$ 9 ! skills database creat$ 
"u subsection 7c7 align ) or are relat$ 
to ! requirem5ts ( ! cr$5tial4  7c7     
,skills database ,9 creat+ a skills     
database1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 li/  
id5tifiable skills t are requir$ =      
employm5t 9 ! manufactur+ sector1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 by us+   
,manufactur+ ,in/itute-,endors$         

,manufactur+ ,skills ,c]tification      
,sy/em or simil> res\rce2 or  7,b7 by   
consult+ ) an organization simil> to !  
,manufactur+ ,in/itute2  7#b7 aft]      
consultation ) ! ,manufactur+ ,in/itute 
or simil> organization & repres5tatives 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces li/ id5tifiable skills  
develop$ ?r\gh s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 &
  7#c7 = ea* skill li/$ "u p>agraphs    
7#a7 & 7#b71 include in=mation ab\t h[ t
 skill aligns ) or is relat$ to !       
requirem5ts = ! cr$5tials li/$ "u !     
cr$5tials regi/ry creat$ "u subsection  
7b74  7d7 ,jobs bank ,9 creat+ a jobs   
bank1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 enable   
job seek]s to--  7,a7 ent] basic        
in=mation ?r\gh ! /atewide employm5t    
/ati/ics sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #ae (
 ! ,wagn]-,peys] ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#dil-#b7 = _! ,/ate ( resid5ce ab\t _!  
skills1 exp]i5ce1 cr$5tials1 & pref]r$  
area ( employm5t2 &  7,b7 br[se job     
li/+s submitt$ by employ]s to su* jobs  
bank t mat* ! cr$5tials1 exp]i5ce1 or   
o!r qualifications ent]$ "u subp>agraph 

7,a72  7#b7 automatically mat* available
 jobs ) job seek]s :o h mat*+           
qualifications2 &  7#c7 enable in=mation
 relat+ to %ortages 9 c]ta9 skills or   
cr$5tials available to be utiliz$ by    
,/ate work=ce inve/m5t bo>d e/abli%$ "u 
section #aaa ( ! ,work=ce ,inve/m5t     
,bo>d ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #di;j7 &   
o!rs to in=m decisions ab\t h[ to       
allocate work=ce developm5t res\rces4   
7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 %all be con/ru$--  7#a7 to require an  
entity ) responsibility = select+ or    
approv+ an education1 tra9+1 or work=ce 
inve/m5t activities program ) reg>d to a
 cov]$ provision1 to select a program ) 
a cr$5tial li/$ 9 ! regi/ry describ$ 9  
subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 to be an       
endorsem5t ( a skill li/$ "u ! skills   
database describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 by ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor or ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t4  7f7 ,availability ( funds ,=
 ea* fiscal ye>1 funds %all be available
 f ! am\nt appropriat$ = ea* su* fiscal 
ye> = ! ,work=ce ,innovation ,fund      

e/abli%$ "u section #ahja7;a77#c7 (     
title ,,viii ( division ,b ( ,public    
,law #aab-aj = ! co/s ( c>ry+ out !     
provisions ( ?is ,act4  7g7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,arm$ ,=ces ,! t]m
 ,arm$ ,=ces means ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,air 
,=ce1 & ,m>9e ,corps4  7#b7 ,cov]$      
provision ,! t]m cov]$ provision means  
any ( sections #abi & #acd ( ! ,work=ce 
,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhed1 #bhfd71 section #abb7;c77#a77;,b7
 ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical  
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcdb7;c77#a77;,b771 & section #bcf ( ! 
,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbif74  7#c7 ,indu/ry recogniz$        
cr$5tial ,! t]m indu/ry-recogniz$1 us$ )
 respect to a cr$5tial1 means a cr$5tial
 t--  7,a7 is s\ght or accept$ by       
companies )9 ! indu/ry sector involv$ z 
recogniz$1 pref]r$1 or requir$ =        
recruitm5t1 scre5+1 or hir+2 &  7,b7 is 
endors$ by a nationally recogniz$ trade 
association or organization repres5t+ a 
significant "p ( ! indu/ry sector4  7#d7

 ,nationally portable ,! t]m nationally 
portable1 us$ ) respect to a cr$5tial1  
means a cr$5tial t is s\ght or accept$  
by companies )9 ! indu/ry sector        
involv$1 across multiple ,/ates1 z      
recogniz$1 pref]r$1 or requir$ =        
recruitm5t1 scre5+1 or hir+4  7#e7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#f7 ,work=ce      
inve/m5t activities ,! t]m work=ce      
inve/m5t activities has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,work=ce         
,inve/m5t ,act ( #aiih 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#bhja74