H.R. 8178 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2024Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to remove the requirements relating to registered apprenticeships. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apprenticeship Freedom Act. 2. WIOA amendments (a) Career pathway Section 3(7)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(7)(B)) is amended by striking registered and all that follows, and inserting a semicolon. (b) Identification of eligible providers Section 122(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows: (B) an entity that carries out apprenticeships; or ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking for so long as the corresponding program of the provider remains registered. (c) Youthbuild program Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (10); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and (2) by striking registered each place it appears.