HB6472: Workforce Reentry Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to codify a grant program to promote and assist in the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the workforce.
Plain-language summary
This bill proposes to change federal workforce law by creating an official grant program to help people with criminal records find jobs after incarceration. The program would provide money to organizations that train and place justice-involved individuals (people involved with the criminal justice system) back into employment. The bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which is the main federal law governing job training and employment services. It is currently in the introduction stage, meaning it has just been submitted to Congress and has not yet been assigned to a .
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HB6472: Workforce Reentry Act