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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7921
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 31, 2022
Ms. Newman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require an action plan in each local plan for entities within the one-stop delivery system to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Trauma Informed Practices for Workforce Development Act
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Action plan for one-stop delivery system to meet needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder
State workforce development boards
Section 101(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I)) is amended—
in item (aa), by striking and
after the semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
shall include a representative of the State mental health agency; and
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Local workforce development boards
Section 107(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)(D)(iv)) is amended by inserting mental health,
after housing,
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Local plan
Section 108(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (21) and (22) as paragraphs (22) and (23), respectively; and
by adding after paragraph (20) the following:
an action plan for entities within the one-stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and the one-stop partners, to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder, with at least three action steps, including providing staff training and support to implement trauma-informed approaches, mental health first aid techniques, and other approaches that are informed by recommendations (determined relevant by the Secretary of Labor) of the task force established under section 7132 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) and, if not available, by best practices (determined relevant by the Secretary of Labor) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Center for Trauma-Informed Care;
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