How HR 2099 changes current law

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The bill expands the scope of workforce development to include entrepreneurial skills development and programs.

• 29 U.S.C. 3111(d)(3)(D)

  and jobseekers → jobseekers, and entrepreneurs

  The definition now explicitly includes entrepreneurs as a target group for workforce services.

• 29 U.S.C. 3111(d)(3)(D)

  and entrepreneurial skills development and microenterprise services

  The functions of the State workforce development boards are broadened to include support for entrepreneurial skills and microenterprise services.

• 29 U.S.C. 3152(a)(2)(C)

  and providers of entrepreneurial skills development programs

  Providers of entrepreneurial skills development programs are now included in the list of eligible training providers.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  ; and → ;

  The clause punctuation is corrected to properly structure the list of required local employment and training activities.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  provision of information on entrepreneurship, as appropriate;

  Local training activities must now provide information on entrepreneurship.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  and referral to microenterprise services, as appropriate;

  Local training activities are required to include referral to microenterprise services.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  , which may include resources to support entrepreneurship,

  Resources related to entrepreneurship are now explicitly mentioned in the list of local employment and training activities.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  , which may include entrepreneurship opportunities,

  The list of demand-related items now includes entrepreneurship opportunities.

• 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)

  or entrepreneurial opportunities

  References to workplace opportunities now also include entrepreneurial opportunities.

• 29 U.S.C. 3224(b)(4)

  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: A review of successful practices for developing entrepreneurial skills of individuals; evidence-based and other best practices for mentoring potential entrepreneurs; the qualifications needed for skills development providers to successfully develop the entrepreneurial skills of individuals; strategies for engaging employers and other private sector partners; such program outcomes that correlate with entrepreneurial success; how such programs successfully measure the progress of participants in such programs; the extent to which such programs lead to industry recognized credentials; the impact, including the economic impact, of such programs on States and local communities; the extent to which such programs affect business development and job creation in States and local communities; how such programs identify potential program participants' readiness for the program; and the average earnings of participants who complete such a program three years after the date of completion of such program.

  A multistate study on entrepreneurial skills development programs is mandated to investigate success factors and impacts.

• 29 U.S.C. 3224(b)(5)(A)

  which shall include individuals pursuing entrepreneurship,

  Individuals pursuing entrepreneurship are specifically included among the service populations for evaluations and studies.

• 29 U.S.C. 3224(c)

  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. → 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.

  The project scope is reiterated to specify a focus on promoting entrepreneurship.