,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,b\rdeaux 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,ob]nolte1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,work=ce ,innovation
 & ,opportunity ,act to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,labor to aw>d grants =     
work=ce grants to assi/ inc>c]at$ or    
previ\sly inc>c]at$ individuals4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,work=ce ,opportunity = ,return+        
,citiz5s ,act or ! ,,worc ,act4  #b4    
,grants to assi/ inc>c]at$ or previ\sly 
inc>c]at$ individuals ,subtitle ,d (    
title ,i ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation &     
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbba  
et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+  
section #agb z section #agc2 &  7#b7 by 
ins]t+ aft] section #aga1 ! foll[+3     
#agb4 ,grants to assi/ inc>c]at$ or     
previ\sly inc>c]at$ individuals  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ "u        

subsection 7g71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d   
grants to eligible entities to develop  
or exp& education or work=ce tra9+      
programs t lead to employm5t            
opportunities = inc>c]at$ individuals or
 previ\sly inc>c]at$ individuals & r$uce
 recidivism4  7b7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+    
grants "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all    
give priority to eligible entities t w  
use ! grants to develop or exp& tra9+   
programs describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t w  
lead p>ticipants ( su* programs-- 7#a7  
to jobs 9 skill$ trade 7su* z jobs 9    
con/ruction1 plumb+1 weld+1 heat+ & air 
condition+1 or masonry72 or  7#b7 to !  
atta9m5t ( recogniz$ po/second>y        
cr$5tials4  7c7 ,application requirem5ts
 ,to receive a grant "u ?is section1 an 
eligible entity %all submit an          
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,uses (     
funds ,an eligible entity t receives a  
grant "u ?is section %all use su* grant 
to develop or exp& a tra9+ program      

describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7e7 ,reports
 ,ea* eligible entity t receives a grant
 "u ?is section %all annually prep>e &  
submit to ! ,secret>y a report on-- 7#a7
 ! am\nt ( ! grant aw>d$ to ! eligible  
entity = ! prec$+ grant ye>1 & h[ su*   
grant 0 us$2 &  7#b7 ! progress1 z      
describ$ 9 section #aaf1 ( ! eligible   
entity ) respect to ! tra9+ program     
develop$ or exp&$ ) su* grant1 includ+ !
 relative rate ( recidivism ( !         
p>ticipants ( su* program4  7f7         
,def9itions  7#a7 ,correctional         
in/itution ,! t]m correctional          
in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #bbe7;e77#a74  7#b7 ,education  
or work=ce tra9+ program ,! t]m         
education or work=ce tra9+ program      
includes-- 7,a7 an appr5tice%ip program2
  7,b7 an on-!-job tra9+ program1 or    
7,c7 a program provid+ classroom        
in/ruction4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,!   
t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a local
 bo>d2  7,b7 an area c>e] & te*nical    
education s*ool2  7,c7 an int]m$i>y2    

7,d7 an in/itution ( high] education1   
includ+ a #b-ye> in/itution ( high]     
education2 or  7,e7 a consortium ( !    
entities describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7   
?r\gh 7,d74  7#d7 ,inc>c]at$ individual 
,! t]m inc>c]at$ individual means an    
adult or juv5ile :o is 9 ! cu/ody ( a   
correctional in/itution4  7#e7          
,previ\sly inc>c]at$ individual ,! t]m  
previ\sly inc>c]at$ individual means an 
adult or juv5ile :o has be5 an inc>c]at$
 individual at any "t dur+ ! prec$+     
#cf-mon? p]iod4  7g7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc   
?r\gh #bjbg4  4  #c4 ,table ( cont5ts ,!
 table ( cont5ts 9 section #a7;b7 ( !   
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to     
section #agb & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,sec4  
#agb4 ,grants to assi/ inc>c]at$ or     
previ\sly inc>c]at$ individuals4 ,sec4  
#agc4 ,au?orization ( appropriations4  4