Bill > S3659

This bill, the Relaunching America's Workforce Act, provides support to state and local workforce and career and technical education systems to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. Key provisions include: - Expanding eligibility and flexibility for workforce development activities like incumbent worker training, transitional jobs, and on-the-job training to support dislocated workers, youth, and adults impacted by the pandemic. - Providing additional funding for national dislocated worker grants, state dislocated worker activities, youth workforce investment, and adult employment and training to address layoffs and support employment in essential sectors. - Bolstering the public employment service system to provide reemployment services, job matching, and support for employers. - Increasing flexibility and funding for the Job Corps program to retain capacity and provide remote/virtual services during the emergency. - Providing additional funding and flexibility for adult education and literacy programs to expand digital infrastructure and services. - Establishing community college and industry partnership grants to scale career training programs and provide student supports in response to pandemic-related workforce needs. The bill aims to support workforce development and job training to help communities and workers impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

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