Search Results: keywords:"building youth workforce skills act"

  • S. 4608 — To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the use of individual training accounts for certain youth.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:301

    S. 4608 seeks to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to allow specific youth to use individual training accounts. These accounts will provide funds that can be used to pay for eligible training services for young people between the ages of 16 and 21 who are...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4608 is a plan to help young people, ages 16 to 21, get money to learn important job skills, so they can find good jobs in the future. It allows them to use this money for special training whether they are still in school or not.

  • S. 4497 — To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the use of individual training accounts for certain youth.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:292

    S. 4497, also known as the "Building Youth Workforce Skills Act," aims to change the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This bill allows local areas to use individual training accounts to fund training services for certain youth. Specifically, it extends the use of these accounts to...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4497, called the "Building Youth Workforce Skills Act," is a new rule that lets teens aged 16 to 21 use special money to learn job skills, just like grown-ups do. It's about helping both kids in school and those who aren't in school to get ready for work.

  • H. R. 2380 — To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the use of individual training accounts for certain youth.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:290

    H. R. 2380 is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress aimed at amending the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The main purpose of the bill is to allow individual training accounts to be used for certain youth aged 16 to 21 who are in school, and for any youths not in...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2380 wants to let some young people, whether they're in school or not, use special accounts to pay for job training, just like grown-ups can do now. However, it's not clear yet how this will work or who exactly can provide the training.