,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,mill]-,meeks 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mool5a>7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,work=ce        
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act to def9e
 employ]-direct$ skills developm5t1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,improve               
,employ]-,direct$ ,skills ,act4  #b4    
,employ]-direct$ skills developm5t  7a7 
,int]view exception ,section            
#acd7;c77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;c77#c77;,a77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ z provid$ 9
 clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ z provid$ 9 clause
 7ii7 or 7iii72  7#b7 by r$esignat+     
clause 7iii7 z clause 7iv72 &  7#c7 by  
ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii7 ! foll[+3  7iii7
 ,employ] ref]ral ,a "o-/op op]ator or  
"o-/op p>tn] %all n be requir$ to       
conduct an int]view1 evaluation1 or     

assessm5t ( an individual "u clause 7i7 
if su* individual-- 7,i7 is ref]r$ by an
 employ] to receive on-!-job tra9+ or   
employ]-direct$ skills developm5t 9     
connection ) t employ]2 &  7,,ii7 has   
be5 c]tifi$ by ! employ] z be+ an       
individual :o is 9 ne$ ( tra9+ s]vices  
to obta9 unsubsidiz$ employm5t ) su*    
employ] & :o has ! skills &             
qualifications to successfully          
p>ticipate 9 ! select$ program ( tra9+  
s]vices4  4  7b7 ,employ]-,direct$      
skills developm5t agreem5t ,section     
#acd7;c77#c7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & 
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cagd7;c77#c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,employ]-direct$ skills
 developm5t ,an employ] may receive a   
contract f a local bo>d to provide      
employ]-direct$ skills developm5t to a  
p>ticipant or gr\p ( p>ticipants if !   
employ] submits to ! local bo>d an      
agreem5t t e/abli%es-- 7i7 ! provid] ( !
 skills developm5t program1 :i* may be !
 employ]2  7ii7 ! l5g? ( ! skills       

developm5t program2  7iii7 ! recogniz$  
po/second>y cr$5tials t w be aw>d$ to1  
or ! occupational skills t w be ga9$ by1
 program p>ticipants2  7iv7 ! co/ ( !   
skills developm5t program2  7v7 !       
e/imat$ e>n+s ( program p>ticipants ^u  
successful completion ( ! program2  7vi7
 ! am\nt ( su* co/ t w be paid by !     
employ]1 :i* %all n be less ?an ! am\nt 
specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section   
#c7ai72 &  7vii7 a commitm5t by !       
employ] to employ ! p>ticipat+          
individual or individuals ^u successful 
completion ( ! program4  4  7c7 ,global 
te*nical am5dm5t ,title ,i ( ! ,work=ce 
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caaa et seq47 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ ea* place x appe>s 
& ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills         
developm5t4