HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act

HB 5022 HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act

US Congress 114th Congress

HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act
HB-5022


About HB-5022

HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include assistance to dislocated workers through increased outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business among the rapid response activities to assist such workers in obtaining reemployment which a state, or state-designated entity, provides in the event of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, resulting in mass job dislocation. A state may in such an event allocate up to 10% of funds reserved by the state governor for statewide rapid response activities to provide outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business.

  

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Introduced 05/03/2016

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training.

09/19/2016

Introduced In House

04/21/2016

Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce.

04/21/2016