H.R. 3715 (112th): Online Job Training Act of 2011

Introduced:
Dec 16, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ12]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 114 on Jan 03, 2013. See H.R. 114 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 16, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 16, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 16, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

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Full Title

To encourage online workforce training.

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Last updated Dec 16, 2011.
6 pages

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12/16/2011--Introduced.
Online Job Training Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. Requires such grants to be awarded on a competitive basis to educational institutions, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, state or local boards, or units of general local government that provide online workforce training.
Directs the Secretary to award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational institution to:
(1) provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants,
(2) collect and nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants, and
(3) disseminate best practices.

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