,,ii #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #chdf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,budd 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 & ,mr4 ,hu/$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act reg>d+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,employ]-,direct$ ,skills ,act4 #b4 ,employ]-direct$ skills developm5t 7a7 ,employ]-,direct$ skills developm5t 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #c ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#ad72 7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#ae7 ?r\gh 7#ah7 z p>agraphs 7#ad7 ?r\gh 7#ag71 respectively2 & 7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ag71 ! foll[+3 7#ah7 ,employ]-direct$ skills developm5t ,! t]m employ]-direct$ skills developm5t means a program-- 7,a7 t is select$ or design$ to meet ! specific skill dem&s ( an employ] 7includ+ a gr\p ( employ]s72 7,b7 t is conduct$ pursuant to ! t]ms & conditions provid$ "u an employ]-direct$ skills contract describ$ 9 section #acd7;c77#c77;,i71 includ+ ! commitm5t by ! employ] to employ an individual ^u successful completion ( ! program2 & 7,c7 = :i* ! employ] pays a portion ( ! co/ ( ! program t is-- 7i7 det]m9$ by ! local bo>d involv$2 & 7ii7 n less ?an-- 7,i7 #aj p]c5t ( ! co/1 9 ! case ( an employ] ) #ej or few] employees2 7,,ii7 #be p]c5t ( ! co/1 9 ! case ( an employ] ) m ?an #ej b few] ?an #ajj employees2 & 7,,iii7 #ej p]c5t ( ! co/1 9 ! case ( an employ] ) #ajj or m employees4 4 7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #ajh7;b77#d77;,b7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc7;b77#d77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ programs & ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t4 7b7 ,prim>y indicators ( p]=mance ,section #aaf7;b77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;b77#b77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ subclause 7,,vi7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7,,vi7 ! ratio (-- 7aa7 ! numb] ( program p>ticipants :o1 be=e exit+ ! program dur+ a program ye>1 complet$ on-!-job tra9+ or employ]-direct$ skills developm5t2 to 7bb7 ! total numb] ( program p>ticipants :o receiv$ tra9+ s]vices & :o exit$ ! program dur+ t program ye>4 2 & 7#b7 by /rik+ clause 7iv74 7c7 ,on ! job tra9+1 employ]-,direct$ skills developm5t1 incumb5t work] tra9+1 & o!r tra9+ exceptions ,section #abb7;h7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7;h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! head+1 by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ & ins]t+ employ]-,direct$ skills developm5t 2 7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ & ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t2 & 7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,a "o-/op op]ator 9 a local area %all collect ! m9imum am\nt ( in=mation f provid]s ( on-!-job tra9+1 employ]-direct$ skills developm5t1 incumb5t work] tra9+1 int]n%ips1 paid or unpaid "w exp]i5ce opportunities1 & transitional employm5t z is necess>y to enable ! use ( ,/ate adm9i/rative data to g5]ate su* p]=mance in=mation z ! ,gov]nor may require44 7d7 ,/atewide employm5t & tra9+ activities ,section #acd7;a77#b77;,b77v77,,ii7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;a77#b77;,b77v77,,ii77 is am5d$ by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ & ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t4 7e7 ,all[able /atewide employm5t & tra9+ activities ,section #acd7;a77#c77;,a77i7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;a77#c77;,a77i77 is am5d$ by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ & ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t4 7f7 ,employ] ref]ral ,section #acd7;c77#c7 ( ! ,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;c77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ clauses 7ii7 & 7iii72 7,b7 by r$esignat+ clause 7iii7 z clause 7iv72 & 7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii7 ! foll[+3 7iii7 ,employ] ref]ral 7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a "o-/op op]ator or "o-/op p>tn] %all n be requir$ to conduct an int]view1 evaluation1 or assessm5t ( an individual "u clause 7i77,i7 if su* individual-- 7aa7 is ref]r$ by an employ] to receive on-!-job tra9+ or employ]-direct$ skills developm5t 9 connection ) t employ]2 & 7bb7 has be5 c]tifi$ by ! employ] z be+ 9 ne$ ( tra9+ s]vices to obta9 unsubsidiz$ employm5t ) su* employ] & hav+ ! skills & qualifications to successfully p>ticipate 9 ! select$ program ( tra9+ s]vices4 7,,ii7 ,priority ,a "o-/op op]ator or "o-/op p>tn] %all foll[ ! priority describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 to det]m9e :e!r an individual t meets ! requirem5ts ( subclause 7,i7 ( ?is clause is eligible to receive tra9+ s]vices4 2 7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ clause 7xi7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7xi7 employ]-direct$ skills developm5t4 2 7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,g77ii77,,ii71 by /rik+ cu/omiz$ tra9+ & ins]t+ employ]-direct$ skills developm5t2 & 7#d7 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 if ! employ] submits to ! local bo>d an application t provides-- 7i7 ! provid] ( ! skills developm5t program1 :i* may be ! employ]2 7ii7 ! l5g? ( ! skills developm5t program2 7iii7 ! recogniz$ po/second>y cr$5tial t w be aw>d$ to1 or any occupational skill t w be ga9$ by1 ! program p>ticipant2 7iv7 ! co/ ( ! skills developm5t program2 7v7 ! am\nt ( su* co/ t w be paid by ! employ] 7z describ$ 9 section #c7ai77;,c772 & 7vi7 a commitm5t by ! employ] to employ ! p>ticipat+ individual ^u successful completion ( ! program4 4