HR 3445
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Jobs, On-the-Job ‘Earn-While-You-Learn’ Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act
Introduced: May 20, 2021
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
May 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn-While-You-Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act
This bill makes changes to the national apprenticeship system aimed at promoting diversity.
Specifically, the bill
- establishes the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator in the Office Apprenticeship within the Office of Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor,
- requires every apprenticeship program that registers or renews an apprenticeship with the Office of Apprenticeship to submit a plan to increase participation by individuals who are African American, and
- requires the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator to award grants to create or expand diversity in registered apprenticeship programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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