,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #a1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mrs4  
,/eel1 & ,ms4 ,letl[7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,work=ce ,innovation &           
,opportunity ,act to id5tify or develop 
assessm5ts to measure ! prior k1 skills1
 compet5cies1 & exp]i5ces ( an          
individual1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,validate ,prior ,le>n+ to ,accel]ate   
,employm5t ,act4  #b4 ,assessm5ts to    
measure ! prior k1 skills1 compet5cies1 
& exp]i5ces ( an individual  7a7        
,/atewide employm5t & tra9+ activities  
,section #acd7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7v77,,vi71 by /rik+ & at
 ! end2  7#b7 9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ ! 
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7vii7  

coord9at+ ) indu/ry organizations1      
employ]s 7includ+ small & mid-siz$      
employ]s71 tra9+ provid]s1 local bo>ds1 
& in/itutions ( high] education to      
id5tify or develop compet5cy-bas$       
assessm5ts t are a valid & reliable     
me?od ( measur+ & collect+ in=mation on 
! k1 skills1 & abilities ( individuals  
:o are adults or dislocat$ work]s = !   
purpose (--  7,i7 aw>d+1 bas$ on ! k1   
skills1 & abilities ( su* an            
individual-- 7aa7 a recogniz$           
po/second>y cr$5tial t is us$ by        
employ]s 9 ! ,/ate = recruitm5t1 hir+1  
ret5tion1 or advancem5t purposes2 or    
7bb7 cr$it t[>d a recogniz$ po/second>y 
cr$5tial align$ ) an 9-dem& indu/ry     
sector or occupation 9 ! ,/ate2  7,,ii7 
develop+ individual employm5t plans "u  
subsection 7c77#b77;,a77xii77,,ii7 t    
id5tify--  7aa7 9-dem& indu/ry sectors  
or occupations t require k1 skills1 &   
abilities t are simil> to ! k1 skills1 &
 abilities ( su* an individual to secure
 employm5t 9 su* sectors or occupations2

 &  7bb7 any upskill+ ne$$ to secure su*
 employm5t2 or  7,,iii7 help+ su* an    
individual communicate ! k1 skills1 &   
abilities ( ! individual to prospective 
employ]s ?r\gh skills-bas$ resumes1     
pr(iles1 or portfolios2 &  7viii7       
dissem9at+ to local areas & employ]s    
in=mation relat+ to ! assessm5ts        
describ$ 9 clause 7vii71 includ+--  7,i7
 any cr$5tial or cr$it aw>d$ pursuant to
 items 7aa7 & 7bb7 ( clause 7vii77,i72  
7,,ii7 ! indu/ry organizations1         
employ]s1 tra9+ provid]s1 & in/itutions 
( high] education locat$ )9 ! ,/ate t   
recognize ! k1 skills1 & abilities ( su*
 an individual t are validat$ by su*    
assessm5ts2  7,,iii7 h[ su* assessm5ts  
may be provid$ to1 & access$ by1 su* an 
individual ?r\gh ! "o-/op deliv]y sy/em2
 &  7,,iv7 in=mation on h[ ! developm5t 
( ! individual employm5t plans "u       
subsection 7c77#b77;,a77xii77,,ii7 c    
include an id5tification ( ! in=mation  
describ$ 9 items 7aa7 & 7bb7 ( clause   
7vii77,,iii74  4  7b7 ,all[able         

,/atewide employm5t & tra9+ activities  
,section #acd7;a77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;a77#c77;,a77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7xiii71 by /rik+ & at !  
end2  7#b7 9 clause 7xiv71 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7xv7 support+  
employ]s 9 ! ,/ate seek+ to implem5t    
skills-bas$ hir+ practices to evaluate  
individuals bas$ on ! demon/rat$ k1     
skills1 & abilities ( su* individuals1 z
 an alt]native to rely+ on po/second>y  
degree requirem5ts 9 ! hir+ process1 :i*
 may include-- 7,i7 te*nical assi/ance  
on ! use & validation ( employm5t       
assessm5ts1 su* z ! compet5cy-bas$      
assessm5ts id5tifi$ or develop$ by !    
,/ate pursuant to p>agraph              
7#b77;,b77vii72 &  7,,ii7 support 9 !   
creation ( skills-bas$ job descriptions4
  4  7c7 ,au?oriz$ local employm5t &    
tra9+ activities ,section               
#acd7;c77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    

,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;c77#b77;,a77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7iii71 by ins]t+ be=e ! 
semicolon ! foll[+3 1 includ+ a         
det]m9ation 7:i* %all consid] factors   
includ+ prior "w exp]i5ce1 milit>y      
s]vice1 education1 & 9-dem& indu/ry     
sectors & occupations 9 ! local area7 ( 
:e!r su* an individual w\ld b5efit f a  
compet5cy-bas$ assessm5t id5tifi$ or    
develop$ by ! ,/ate pursuant to         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b77vii7 to         
accel]ate ! "t to obta9+ employm5t t    
leads to economic self-suffici5cy or    
c>e] advancem5t2 &  7#b7 9 clause       
7xii77,i77aa71 by ins]t+ be=e !         
semicolon ! foll[+3 1 includ+ a         
compet5cy-bas$ assessm5t id5tifi$ or    
develop$ pursuant to subsection         
7a77#b77;,b77vii74  7d7 ,p]missible     
local employm5t & tra9+ activities      
,section #acd7;d77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;d77#a77;,a77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7ix77,,ii7--  7,a7 9 item
 7cc71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 item

 7dd71 by ins]t+ & at ! end2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ee7 te*nical  
assi/ance or o!r support to employ]s    
seek+ to implem5t skills-bas$ hir+      
practices1 :i* may include te*nical     
assi/ance on ! use & validation (       
employm5t assessm5ts1 includ+           
compet5cy-bas$ assessm5ts develop$ or   
id5tifi$ by ! ,/ate pursuant to         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b77vii71 & support 
9 ! creation ( skills-bas$ job          
descriptions4  2  7#b7 9 clause 7xi71 by
 /rik+ & at ! end2  7#c7 9 clause 7xii71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2
 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7xiii7 compet5cy-bas$ assessm5ts =      
individuals ^u ! initial assessm5t (    
skill levels pursuant to subsection     
7c77#b77;,a77iii71 or ^u completion (   
tra9+ s]vices or o!r le>n+ exp]i5ces4  4