,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dagh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,alsobrooks7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,transportation to establish a       
transit workforce center1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,national ,transit  
,frontline ,workforce ,training ,act4   
#b4 ,transit ,workforce ,center ,section
 #ecad of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7d7 ,transit ,workforce 
,center  7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a transit workforce center 7in this     
subsection referred to as the ,center7  
and award grants to a qualified         
nonprofit organization to carry out the 

mission and duties of the ,center       
pursuant to this subsection4  7,b7      
,qualified nonprofit organization ,for  
purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 a        
qualified nonprofit organization is an  
entity that-- 7i7 is a nonprofit        
organization2  7ii7 operates nationally2
  7iii7 has demonstrative experience in1
 and abilities regarding-- 7,i7 the     
provision of technical assistance to    
address issues in public transportation 
workforce development2 and  7,,ii7      
outreach and marketing activities that  
focus on current and emerging public    
transportation workforce development    
needs2  7iv7 undertakes activities to   
support standards-based training for the
 public transportation maintenance and  
operations workforce through            
collaborative approaches1 including     
labor-management partnerships2  7v7     
undertakes activities to support public 
transportation workforce development    
with respect to emerging technology     
areas2 and  7vi7 has the project        

management1 organizational1 fiscal1 and 
administrative capacity necessary to    
effectively staff any proposed          
initiatives and deliver proposed        
outcomes1 including implementation of   
any key components of such initiatives  
and outcomes1 such as technical         
assistance1 outreach1 and marketing4    
7#b7 ,mission ,the mission of the       
,center is to assist the public         
transportation industry by supporting   
the recruitment1 hiring1 training1 and  
retention of skilled frontline public   
transportation workers1 which in turn   
may enable public transportation        
providers to operate transit more       
efficiently1 safely1 and reliably1 to   
better serve communities1 and to        
increase transit customer satisfaction4 
7#c7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,center 
include the following3 7,a7 ,developing1
 and providing directly through the     
,center1 training programs to support   
the workforce development needs of      
public transportation providers1        

including training addressing the       
workforce development needs specific to 
public transportation providers         
delineated by service to each of        
urbanized areas1 suburban areas1 rural  
areas1 and ,tribal populations4  7,b7   
,developing and disseminating           
educational materials and other         
resources related to public             
transportation workforce development1   
including materials and resources       
designed to support training programs of
 the ,center4  7,c7 ,developing1        
leading1 and contributing to            
presentations1 dialogues1 learning      
sessions1 and strategic planning        
sessions-- 7i7 in partnership1          
collaboration1 or consultation with     
entities in the public transportation   
industry1 including entities that       
provide public transportation workforce 
development1 career support for public  
transportation workers1 or              
transit-related technical education2 and
  7ii7 regarding any topic that supports

 the needs and priorities of the        
,federal ,transportation ,administration
 or the public transportation industry1 
especially topics related to the        
recruitment1 retention1 job readiness1  
and preparation of a skilled frontline  
public transportation workforce capable 
of working with new and emerging        
technologies4  7,d7 ,providing technical
 assistance regarding workforce         
development to public transportation    
providers4  7,e7 ,conducting data       
analytics and providing analyses        
regarding public transportation         
workforce trends to public              
transportation providers4  7,f7         
,leveraging transit-related workforce   
data to support efforts of public       
transportation providers to ensure the  
recruitment1 retention1 and advancement 
of a skilled workforce4  7,g7           
,conducting outreach1 marketing1 and    
other similar activities to increase    
engagement by1 and awareness within1 the
 public transportation industry with    

respect to the research1 resources1     
trainings1 projects1 services1 and      
initiatives of the ,center that support 
frontline public transportation workers1
 including workforce-related research   
and information regarding changes to    
applicable policies of the ,federal     
,transportation ,administration4  7#d7  
,collaboration ,in carrying out the     
duties of the ,center1 the ,secretary   
shall-- 7,a7 permit the qualified       
nonprofit organization selected under   
paragraph 7#a7 to collaborate or consult
 with the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,transit ,administration1 the heads of 
public transportation providers1        
relevant national professional          
membership associations1 and            
representatives of frontline public     
transportation employees2 and  7,b7     
require the qualified nonprofit         
organization to consider requests and   
feedback from public transportation     
providers when developing and providing 
training programs of the ,center4  4