H.R. 1240 (112th): SECTORS Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 29, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA2]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 919 on Feb 28, 2013. See H.R. 919 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 29, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 29, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 29, 2011
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors (17D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

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Full Title

To promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 29, 2011.
29 pages

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3/29/2011--Introduced.
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2011 or SECTORS Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that:
(1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster;
(2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services;
(3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and
(4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

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