,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fege ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 and ,mr4 ,bost7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish a national transit frontline workforce training center1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,transit ,workforce ,training ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,national transit frontline workforce training center ,section #ecad7;b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7b7 ,national frontline workforce training center 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a national transit frontline workforce training center 7hereinafter referred to as the ,center71 targeted to both rural and urban transit systems1 and award grants to a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career ladder programs through labor-management partnerships and apprenticeships on a nationwide basis to carry out the duties under paragraph 7#b74 ,the ,center shall be dedicated to the needs of the frontline transit workforce through standards-based training in the maintenance and operations occupations4 7#b7 ,duties 7,a7 ,in general ,in cooperation with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,transit ,administration1 public transportation authorities1 and national entities1 the ,center shall develop and conduct training and educational programs for frontline local transportation employees engaged in ,government-aid public transportation work4 7,b7 ,training and educational programs ,the training and educational programs developed under subparagraph 7,a7 may include courses in recent developments1 techniques1 and procedures related to-- 7i7 developing consensus national training standards in partnership with industry stakeholders for key frontline occupations with demonstrated skill gaps2 7ii7 developing national systems of qualification and apprenticeship for transit maintenance and operations occupations2 7iii7 building local1 regional1 and ,statewide transit training partnerships to identify and address workforce skill gaps and develop skills needed for delivering quality transit service and supporting employee career advancement2 7iv7 developing programs for training of frontline workers1 instructors1 mentors1 and labor-management partnership representatives1 in the form of classroom1 hands-on1 on-the-job1 as well as web-based training4 ,training can be delivered at a national center regionally1 or at individual transit agencies2 7v7 developing training programs for skills related to existing and emerging transit technologies1 e4g4 for zero-emission buses 7,z,e,bs72 7vi7 developing improved capacity for safety1 security1 and emergency preparedness in local transit systems and in the industry as a whole through-- 7,i7 developing the role of the frontline workforce in building and sustaining safety culture and safety systems in the industry and in individual public transportation systems2 and 7,,ii7 training to address frontline worker roles in promoting health and safety for transit workers and the riding public2 7vii7 developing local transit capacity for career pathways partnerships with schools and other community organizations for recruiting and training under-represented populations as successful transit employees who can develop careers in the transit industry2 and 7viii7 in collaboration with the ,federal ,transit ,administration1 conducting and disseminating research to-- 7,i7 provide transit workforce job projections and identify training needs and gaps2 7,,ii7 determine the most cost-effective methods for transit workforce training and development1 including return on investment analysis2 7,,iii7 identify the most effective methods for implementing successful safety systems and a positive safety culture2 and 7,,iv7 promote transit workforce best practices for achieving cost-effective1 quality1 safe1 and reliable public transportation services4 7#c7 ,coordination ,the ,secretary shall coordinate activities under this section1 to the maximum extent practicable1 with the ,national ,office of ,apprenticeship of the ,department of ,labor and the ,office of ,career1 ,technical1 and ,adult ,education of the ,department of ,education4 7#d7 ,national ,transit ,database ,for the purposes of carrying out this section1 the ,secretary shall require that the ,national ,transit ,database collect additional human capital data on an annual basis4 ,such human capital data shall be collected and defined with industry input4 7#e7 ,availability of amounts 7,a7 ,in general ,not more than #j4e percent of amounts made available to a recipient under sections #ecjg1 #eccg1 and #ecci is available for expenditures by the recipient1 with the approval of the ,secretary1 to pay not more than #hj percent of the cost of eligible activities under this subsection4 7,b7 ,existing programs ,a recipient may use amounts made available under subparagraph 7,a7 to carry out existing local education and training programs for public transportation employees supported by the ,secretary1 the ,department of ,labor1 or the ,department of ,education4 7#f7 ,human capital defined ,in this subsection1 the term human capital means the knowledge1 talents1 skills1 abilities1 experience1 intelligence1 training1 judgment1 and wisdom possessed individually and collectively by the frontline transit workforce1 including operations1 maintenance1 and administrative personnel4 4 #c4 ,data required to be reported in ,national ,transit ,database ,section #ecce of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7 by inserting 1 either human capital or physical capital before the period at the end2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,definition of human capital ,in this section1 the term human capital has the meaning given the term in section #ecad7;b74 4