H.R. 6725
Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act
Sponsor: David Scott
41 cosponsors
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Al Green
- André Carson
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Cleo Fields
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Glenn Ivey
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Joyce Beatty
- Kathy Castor
- Kweisi Mfume
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mark Pocan
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Mike Thompson
- Nikema Williams
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel M. Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Wesley Bell
- Yvette D. Clarke
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Text of the bill
(a) In general. There is established within the Office of Apprenticeship in the Office of Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor a position to be known as the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator.
(b) Responsibilities. The Diversity and Inclusion Administrator shall—
(1) promote greater diversity, including an increase in the participation of individuals who are African American, Hispanic, Asian American or Pacific Islander, or Native American in the national apprenticeship system;
(2) engage with institutions of higher education and other education and training providers with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education systems, including degree and credential requirements;
(3) employers from nontraditional apprenticeship industries and occupations; and
(4) assist State apprenticeship agencies and sponsors in complying with the requirements of this Act.