S.Amdt. 3041

SA 3041. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

Beginning on page 320, strike line 22 and all that follows
through line 25 on page 322 and insert the following:
(C) secondary and postsecondary education organizations;
and
(D) workforce development boards;
(2) demonstrates experience in implementing and operating
job training and education programs;
(3) demonstrates the ability to recruit and support
individuals who plan to work in the energy industry in the
successful completion of relevant job training and education
programs; and
(4) provides students who complete the job training and
education program with an industry-recognized credential.
(c) Applications.--Eligible entities desiring a grant under
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require.
(d) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive
grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize
applicants that--
(1) house the job training and education programs in--
(A) a community college or institution of higher education
that includes basic science and math education in the
curriculum of the community college, institution of higher
education; or
(B) an apprenticeship program registered with the
Department of Labor or a State;
(2) work with the Secretary of Defense or veterans
organizations to transition members of the Armed Forces and
veterans to careers in the energy sector;
(3) work with Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b));
(4) apply as a State or regional consortia to leverage best
practices already available in the State or region in which
the community college or institution of higher education is
located;
(5) have a State-supported entity included in the
consortium applying for the grant;
(6) include an apprenticeship program registered with the
Department of Labor or a State as part of the job training
and education program;
(7) provide support services and career coaching;
(8) provide introductory energy workforce development
training;
(9) work with not less than 1 local educational agency,
area career and technical education school, or educational
service agency (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical

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Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), that offers a
relevant career and technical program of study (as described
in section 122(c)(1)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
2342(c)(1)(A)));
(10) work with minority-serving institutions to provide job
training to increase the number of skilled minorities and
women in the energy sector; or
(11) provide job training for displaced and unemployed
workers in the energy sector.

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