119-hr2099

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2099 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2099

 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a 
study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development 
 programs, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a 
study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development 
 programs, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

 

Section 101
            (d) (3)
            (D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3111
            (d) (3)
            (D) ) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``and jobseekers'' and inserting 
 ``jobseekers, and entrepreneurs''; and

    (2) by inserting ``and entrepreneurial skills development 
 and microenterprise services'' after ``occupations''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES.

 

Section 122

    (a)

    (2)
            (C) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3152

    (a)

    (2)
            (C) ) is amended by inserting ``and providers 
of entrepreneurial skills development programs'' after 
``organizations''.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

 

Section 134
            (c) (2)
        (A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3174
            (c) (2)
        (A) ) is amended--

    (1) in clause
            (iv) --
        (A) in subclause
            (I) --
            (i) in item

    (aa) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon; and
            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (cc) provision of 
 information on 
 entrepreneurship, as 
 appropriate; and'';
        (B) in subclause
            (II) , by adding ``and'' after the 
 semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (III) referral to microenterprise 
 services, as appropriate;'';

    (2) in clause
            (vi) --
        (A) in subclause
            (I) , by inserting ``, which may 
 include resources to support entrepreneurship,'' after 
 ``listings''; and
        (B) in subclause
            (III) , by inserting ``, which may 
 include entrepreneurship opportunities,'' after 
 ``demand''; and

    (3) in clause
            (xiii) , by inserting ``or entrepreneurial 
 opportunities'' after ``workplace''.

SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.

 

Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3224) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (4) --
            (i) by redesignating subparagraph
        (K) as 
 subparagraph
            (L) ; and
            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph
        (J) the following:
 ``
        (K) Study on entrepreneurial skills development 
 programs.--The Secretary shall, through a grant or 
 contract, conduct a three-year multistate study on 
 entrepreneurial skills development programs, which 
 shall include the following:
 ``
            (i) A review of--
 ``
            (I) successful practices for 
 developing entrepreneurial skills of 
 individuals;
 ``
            (II) evidence-based and other 
 best practices for mentoring potential 
 entrepreneurs;
 ``
            (III) the qualifications needed 
 for skills development providers to 
 successfully develop the 
 entrepreneurial skills of individuals;
 ``
            (IV) strategies for engaging 
 employers and other private sector 
 partners;
 ``
            (V) such program outcomes that 
 correlate with entrepreneurial success;
 ``
            (VI) how such programs 
 successfully measure the progress of 
 participants in such programs;
 ``
            (VII) the extent to which such 
 programs lead to industry recognized 
 credentials;
 ``
            (VIII) the impact, including the 
 economic impact, of such programs on 
 States and local communities;
 ``
            (IX) the extent to which such 
 programs affect business development 
 and job creation in States and local 
 communities;
 ``
            (X) how such programs identify 
 potential program participants' 
 readiness for the program; and
 ``
            (XI) the average earnings of 
 participants who complete such a 
 program three years after the date of 
 completion of such program.
 ``
            (ii) Recommendations for States and local 
 communities to expand access to such 
 programs.''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (5)
        (A) , by inserting ``which shall 
 include individuals pursuing entrepreneurship,'' after 
 ``particular service populations,''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) , by striking the third sentence and 
 inserting the following: ``Such projects may include 
 demonstration and pilot projects relating to promoting self-
 employment, promoting entrepreneurship, promoting job creation 
 (especially for in-demand industry sectors or occupations), 
 averting dislocations, assisting dislocated farmers, assisting 
 dislocated fishermen, developing career pathways and 
 encouraging advancements, and promoting public works.''.
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