,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #a1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,allen 7for himself and ,mr4  
,de,saulnier7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act to authorize a study to review     
specific outcomes of entrepreneurial    
skills development programs1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,state workforce   
development board ,section              
#aja7;d77#c77;,d7 of the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caaa7;d77#c77;,d77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by striking and          
jobseekers and inserting jobseekers1 and
 entrepreneurs2 and  7#b7 by inserting  
and entrepreneurial skills development  
and microenterprise services after      
occupations4  #b4 ,identification of    
eligible providers of training services 
,section #abb7;a77#b77;,c7 of the       

,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7;a77#b77;,c77 
is amended by inserting and providers of
 entrepreneurial skills development     
programs after organizations4  #c4      
,required local employment and training 
activities ,section #acd7;c77#b77;,a7 of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cagd7;c77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 clause 7iv7--  7,a7 in subclause 7,i7--
 7i7 in item 7aa71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2 and  7ii7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7cc7  
provision of information on             
entrepreneurship1 as appropriate2 and  2
  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by adding   
and after the semicolon2 and  7,c7 by   
adding at the end the following3        
7,,iii7 referral to microenterprise     
services1 as appropriate2  2  7#b7 in   
clause 7vi7--  7,a7 in subclause 7,i71  
by inserting 1 which may include        
resources to support entrepreneurship1  
after listings2 and  7,b7 in subclause  

7,,iii71 by inserting 1 which may       
include entrepreneurship opportunities1 
after demand2 and  7#c7 in clause       
7xiii71 by inserting or entrepreneurial 
opportunities after workplace4  #d4     
,evaluations and research ,section #afi 
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbd7 
is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7--  
7,a7 in paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 by        
redesignating subparagraph 7,k7 as      
subparagraph 7,l72 and  7ii7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,j7 the   
following3  7,k7 ,study on              
entrepreneurial skills development      
programs ,the ,secretary shall1 through 
a grant or contract1 conduct a          
three-year multistate study on          
entrepreneurial skills development      
programs1 which shall include the       
following3 7i7 ,a review of--  7,i7     
successful practices for developing     
entrepreneurial skills of individuals2  
7,,ii7 evidence-based and other best    
practices for mentoring potential       

entrepreneurs2  7,,iii7 the             
qualifications needed for skills        
development providers to successfully   
develop the entrepreneurial skills of   
individuals2  7,,iv7 strategies for     
engaging employers and other private    
sector partners2  7,v7 such program     
outcomes that correlate with            
entrepreneurial success2  7,,vi7 how    
such programs successfully measure the  
progress of participants in such        
programs2  7,,vii7 the extent to which  
such programs lead to industry          
recognized credentials2  7,,viii7 the   
impact1 including the economic impact1  
of such programs on ,states and local   
communities2  7,,ix7 the extent to which
 such programs affect business          
development and job creation in ,states 
and local communities2  7,x7 how such   
programs identify potential program     
participants' readiness for the program2
 and  7,,xi7 the average earnings of    
participants who complete such a program
 three years after the date of          

completion of such program4  7ii7       
,recommendations for ,states and local  
communities to expand access to such    
programs4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#e77;,a71 by inserting which shall     
include individuals pursuing            
entrepreneurship1 after particular      
service populations12 and  7#b7 in      
subsection 7c71 by striking the third   
sentence and inserting the following3   
,such projects may include demonstration
 and pilot projects relating to         
promoting self-employment1 promoting    
entrepreneurship1 promoting job creation
 7especially for in-demand industry     
sectors or occupations71 averting       
dislocations1 assisting dislocated      
farmers1 assisting dislocated fishermen1
 developing career pathways and         
encouraging advancements1 and promoting 
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