,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #deci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 and ,ms4 ,sewell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,labor to award grants to ,states for the purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured hair4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,texture ,positive ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,grants for education and technical training on textured hair 7a7 ,grants authorized ,the ,secretary shall award1 on a competitive basis1 grants to ,states for the purpose of awarding subgrants in accordance with this section4 7b7 ,application ,a ,state seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may reasonably require1 including a summary of the information submitted under subsection 7c77#b7 by each eligible entity that the ,state plans to award a subgrant to under such subsection4 7c7 ,subgrants 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant to award1 on a competitive basis1 subgrants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,application ,an eligible entity seeking a subgrant under this subsection shall submit an application to the ,state at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,state may reasonably require1 including-- 7,a7 a description of how the eligible entity plans to carry out the activities described in paragraph 7#c72 7,b7 an estimate of-- 7i7 the cost of conducting the activities described in paragraph 7#c71 including the cost per student of providing the education and technical training required under subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraph2 and 7ii7 the number of students the eligible entity plans to instruct2 and 7,c7 a description of how the eligible entity plans to increase access to the education and technical training required under paragraph 7#c77;,a74 7#c7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this subsection-- 7,a7 shall use such subgrant funds to provide1 as part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools1 education and technical training to students of such cosmetology schools on how to shampoo1 deep condition1 braid1 twist1 and style textured hair2 and 7,b7 may use such subgrant funds to1 in order to better provide such education and technical training-- 7i7 develop such education and technical training2 7ii7 hire and train instructors2 and 7iii7 provide digital training1 including through prerecorded videos4 7#d7 ,determination of amount of award ,a ,state shall award a subgrant under this subsection in an amount that the ,state determines appropriate based on the estimate submitted under paragraph 7#b77;,b74 7d7 ,duration2 renewal 7#a7 ,grants ,a grant awarded under this section shall be for a term of #d years and may be renewed by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,subgrants ,a subgrant awarded under subsection 7c7 shall be for a term of #f months and may be renewed by the ,state that awarded the subgrant4 ,in determining whether to renew such subgrant1 the ,state shall take into consideration the information submitted under subsection 7e74 7e7 ,reporting requirements 7#a7 ,eligible entities ,not later than #fj days before each date that is the final date of the term described in subsection 7d77#b71 a recipient of a subgrant under subsection 7c7 shall submit to the ,state that awarded the subgrant a report including-- 7,a7 a description of how the subgrant was used2 7,b7 an identification of the cosmetology schools that the eligible entity worked with to provide the education and technical training required under subsection 7c77#c77;,a72 7,c7 the number of instructors that the eligible entity trained to provide the education and technical training required under subsection 7c77#c77;,a72 and 7,d7 the number of students that received the education and technical training required under subsection 7c77#c77;,a74 7#b7 ,states ,not later than #fj days after each date that is the final date of the term described in subsection 7d77#a71 a ,state that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the ,secretary a report including-- 7,a7 an identification of the ,state agency that awards subgrants under this section2 and 7,b7 a summary of the information submitted under paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,cosmetology school ,the term cosmetology school means a school that provides training to prepare students for gainful employment in an occupation related to cosmetology4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity-- 7,a7 means a corporation1 limited liability company1 association1 or company that-- 7i7 was established not less than #e years before the date of enactment of this ,act2 7ii7 has experience in providing the education and technical training required under subsection 7c77#c77;,a72 7iii7 has an employer identification number issued by the ,internal ,revenue ,service2 and 7iv7 has a ,minority- or ,women-owned ,business ,enterprise certificate2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 a consortium of cosmetology schools1 including an association of such schools2 7ii7 an individual2 or 7iii7 a cosmetology school that has received1 at any point1 ,federal funds other than through a subgrant under subsection 7c74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,labor4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,textured hair ,the term textured hair means hair that is coiled1 curly1 or wavy in its natural state4