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Transportation Job Corps Act of 2008

Introduced: September 24, 2008 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 24, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transportation Job Corps Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish workforce development councils and governing boards in each of its ten regions. Replaces the current discretionary grant and contract programs addressing human resource needs as they apply to public transportation activities.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator, to establish programs for the award of grants to: (1) nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to introduce disconnected youth (ages 16 through 24 who are unemployed and out of school) to careers in the transit industry by providing them with basic skills education and pre-apprenticeship skills; (2) partnerships of transit agencies and unions representing non-managerial employees to develop education programs to improve job skills of transit employees and to provide education and training to assist individuals to enter the transit profession; and (3) the same or similar partnerships to develop special projects to increase education opportunities for disadvantaged transit industry individuals, including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented in transit management, by providing student scholarships, pre-entry preparation, and retention activities.

What's happening now September 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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