H.R. 7921 – Reading Mode

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.

Action plan for one-stop delivery system to meet needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder

(a)

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—

(1)

in item (aa), by striking and after the semicolon; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(cc)

shall include a representative of the State mental health agency; and

(b)

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, .

(c)

Local plan

Section 108(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (21) and (22) as paragraphs (22) and (23), respectively; and

(2)

by adding after paragraph (20) the following:

(21)

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;