Bill Details
HR.2465 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
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This bill would change the rules for job training programs funded under federal workforce law. Its main purpose is to make clear when online training providers can be paid with state workforce money. In general, if a person chooses a training provider that offers services only online, that provider must meet the same eligibility rules as other training providers. If the online provider is not located in the state or local area that approved the training, it cannot receive payment from that state’s funds unless it is already approved on that state’s list of eligible training providers.
- Applies to providers that offer training services only online.
- Requires these providers to follow the same eligibility procedures used for other training providers.
- Blocks payment from state workforce funds if the provider is outside the approving area and is not on the state’s approved provider list.
- Sets clearer rules for when participants can use public funds for online training.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2465 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2465
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the
procedures regarding the eligibility of online providers of training
services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Smucker (for himself and Mr. Mackenzie) 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 clarify the
procedures regarding the eligibility of online providers of training
services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Opportunities in Online
Training Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ONLINE PROVIDERS.
Section 122(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3152(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Online providers.--The procedures established under
subsection (a) shall apply to a provider that delivers training
services exclusively online. If a participant chooses a
provider that delivers training services exclusively online and
is not located in the State of the local area that approved
such training services for the participant in accordance with
section 134(c)(3)(A)(i), such provider shall be ineligible to
receive payment for such participant from funds allotted to
such State under section 132 unless such provider is on the
list of eligible providers of training services described in
subsection (d) for such State with respect to the program
involved.''.
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