S.3235 - Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other purposes.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. JOHANNS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act’ or the ‘HIRE at HOME Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. STATE CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY TRAINING IN GRANTING CERTAIN STATE CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES AS A CONDITION ON THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
(a) In General- Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which funds are made available to a State in order to carry out section 4103A or 4104 of this title for any program year, the Secretary shall require the State--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) to demonstrate that when the State approves or denies a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) for a veteran the State takes into consideration any training received or experience gained by the veteran while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) Criteria applicants must satisfy to receive a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) by the State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) A description of the standard practices of the State for evaluating training received by veterans while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces and evaluating the documented work experience of such veterans during such service for purposes of approving or denying a certification or license described in subparagraph (B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) Identification of areas in which training and experience described in subclause (II) fails to meet criteria described in subclause (I).’CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) The Secretary shall share the information the Secretary receives under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the Secretary of Defense to help the Secretary of Defense improve training for military occupational specialties so that individuals who receive such training are able to receive a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) from a State.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a program year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.3235 as Introduced in Senate Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act
