S.Amdt. 4441

1. Adds SECTION __. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING at the end of title IV

   Adds a section

   In S.Amdt. 4402 as proposed

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   Inserted: SECTION __. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "On-the-Job Training Act of 2010".

   Inserted: (b) Training.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting after section 173A (29 U.S.C. 2918a) the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 173B. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

   Inserted: "(a) Definition.--In this section, the term 'federally recognized tribal organization' means an entity described in section 166(c)(1).

   Inserted: "(b) Grants.--From the amount made available under subsection (g), and subject to subsection (d)--

   Inserted: "(1) the Secretary shall make grants on a discretionary basis to local areas, for adult on-the-job training, or dislocated worker on-the-job-training, carried out under section 134; and

   Inserted: "(2) using an amount that is not more than 10 percent of the funds made available under subsection (g), the Secretary shall make grants to States, local boards, and federally recognized tribal organizations for developing on-the-job training programs, in consultation with the Secretary.

   Inserted: "(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (b), a State, local board, or federally recognized tribal organization shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. In preparing such an application for a grant under subsection (b)(1), a local board shall consult with the corresponding State.

   Inserted: "(d) Reimbursement of Wage Rates.--Notwithstanding the limitation in section 101(31)(B), in making the grants described in subsection (b)(1) the Secretary may allow for higher levels of reimbursement of wage rates the Secretary determines are appropriate based on factors such as--

   Inserted: "(1) employer size, in order to facilitate the participation of small- and medium-sized employers;

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   Inserted: "(2) target populations, in order to enhance job creation for persons with barriers to employment; and

   Inserted: "(3) the number of employees that will participate in the on-the-job training, the wage and benefit levels of the employees (before the training and anticipated on completion of the training), the relationship of the training to the competitiveness of the employer and employees, and the existence of other employer-provided training and advancement opportunities.

   Inserted: "(e) Administration.--The Secretary may use an amount that is not more than 1 percent of the funds made available under subsection (g) for the administration, management, and oversight of the programs, activities, and grants, funded under subsection (b), including the evaluation of, and dissemination of information on lessons learned through, the use of such funds.

   Inserted: "(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the manner in which subtitle B is implemented, for activities funded through amounts appropriated under section 137.

   Inserted: "(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year.".

   Inserted: (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 173A the following:

   Inserted: "Sec. 173B. On-the-job training.".

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   At the end of title IV, insert the following:

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