,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #didb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,king introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend subtitle ,a of title  
,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act to   
fund additional projects that focus on  
competency-based training for personal  
or home care aides1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,mollie ,baldwin    
,upskilling of ,personal and ,home ,care
 ,aides ,act4  #b4 ,expansion of health 
and human services professions workforce
 projects ,section #bjjh of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;g7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subsection3  7e7          
,expansion of health and human services 
professions workforce projects  7#a7    
,authority to award grants ,the         
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,labor1 shall award grants

 to eligible entities to conduct        
projects-- 7,a7 that employ upskilling  
training models that focus on           
competency-based training for-- 7i7     
personal or home care aides 7as defined 
in subsection 7b772  7ii7 direct support
 professionals2  7iii7 home health      
aides2 and  7iv7 nursing assistants2 and
  7,b7 that are designed to provide     
eligible individuals with the           
opportunity to obtain education and     
training for positions as personal or   
home care aides 7as so defined71 direct 
support professionals1 home health      
aides1 or nursing assistants that pay a 
living wage and are expected to either  
experience labor shortages or be in high
 demand2 and  7,c7 for which grants were
 awarded under subsection 7a74  7#b7    
,selection of projects  7,a7            
,requirements for eligible entities ,an 
eligible entity seeking to receive a    
grant under this subsection to conduct a
 project shall demonstrate-- 7i7 that   
the eligible entity has successfully    

conducted the project in the past2 and  
7ii7 that the project implements the    
core training competencies for personal 
or home care aides described in         
subsection 7b77#c77;,a74  7,b7 ,priority
 for rural areas and underserved urban  
areas  7i7 ,in general ,in awarding     
grants under this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall give priority to       
projects that support-- 7,i7 rural areas
 7as defined in section #bjjg7;f772 or  
7,,ii7 underserved urban areas          
7including urban health professional    
shortage areas 7as defined in section   
#ccb of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act774  7ii7 ,threshold for prioritized
 projects ,in awarding grants under this
 subsection1 the ,secretary shall ensure
 that not less than #ej percent of the  
grants awarded under this subsection    
shall be for projects described in      
clause 7i74  7#c7 ,reports and          
evaluation  7,a7 ,eligible entities ,an 
eligible entity awarded a grant to      
expand a project under this subsection  

shall submit interim reports to the     
,secretary on the activities carried out
 under the project and a final report on
 such activities upon the conclusion of 
the entities' participation in the      
project4  7,b7 ,evaluation ,the         
,secretary shall1 by grant1 contract1 or
 interagency agreement1 evaluate the    
projects conducted under this           
subsection4 ,such evaluation shall      
include identification of successful    
activities for creating opportunities   
for developing and sustaining1          
particularly with respect to low-income 
individuals and other entry-level       
workers1 a health and human services    
professions workforce that has          
accessible entry points1 that meets high
 standards for education1 training1     
certification1 and professional         
development1 that provides increased    
wages and affordable benefits1 including
 health care coverage1 that are         
responsive to the workforce's needs1 and
 that is responsive to the needs of     

diverse racial and ethnic communities4  
7,c7 ,report to ,congress ,the          
,secretary shall submit interim reports 
and1 based on the evaluation conducted  
under subparagraph 7,b71 a final report 
to ,congress on the projects conducted  
under this subsection4  7#d7            
,definitions ,any term used in this     
subsection that is also used in         
subsection 7a7 shall have the same      
meaning for purposes of this subsection 
as such term has in such subsection 7a74
  7#e7 ,funding ,out of any funds in the
 ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1  
there are appropriated to the ,secretary
 to carry out this subsection #e1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjba through 
#bjca4  4