Workforce Reentry Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards, state or local governments, or Indian or Native American entities to provide job training, job placement services, and mentoring to individuals who have been convicted of a crime as a juvenile or an adult and imprisoned, or have not been released from prison for more than two years before the date on which the individual begins participation in the workforce.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and Employment
Business educationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIncome tax creditsMental healthPerformance measurementVocational and technical education
Workforce Reentry Act
USA116th CongressHR-4937| House
| Updated: 10/31/2019
Workforce Reentry Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards, state or local governments, or Indian or Native American entities to provide job training, job placement services, and mentoring to individuals who have been convicted of a crime as a juvenile or an adult and imprisoned, or have not been released from prison for more than two years before the date on which the individual begins participation in the workforce.
Business educationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIncome tax creditsMental healthPerformance measurementVocational and technical education