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HR 1121 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Employment and training programs Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Vocational and technical education

Online Job Training Act of 2015

Introduced: February 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Online Job Training Act of 2015

Amends the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act to require the Secretary of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. Requires such grants to be awarded on a competitive basis to educational institutions, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, state or local boards, or units of general local government which provide online workforce training.

Directs the Secretary to award one grant to an eligible institution of higher education to: (1) provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants, (2) collect and nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants, and (3) disseminate best practices.

What's happening now April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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