U.S. Congress - S.1861 Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011
S.1861 - Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011
A bill to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
11/15/2011--Introduced.Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.SOfficial Summary
11/15/2011--Introduced.Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide:(1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and
(2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.
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Organizations Supporting S.1861
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
- National Women's Law Center
- Commission on Adult Basic Education
- National Coalition on Women, Jobs, and Job Training
- National Skills Coalition
- National Council of La Raza
- ...and 33 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.1861
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