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Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act

Introduced: January 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 16, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 16, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain older workers.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise: (1) statewide employment and training activities, adding developing strategies for serving hard-to-serve populations and coordinating programs among one-stop partners; (2) local employment and training activities, with respect to intensive services and training services, and adding customer support for members of hard-to-serve populations, including individuals with disabilities; and (3) performance measures, data, and reporting.

What's happening now January 16, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1