Chief Patron: Byron
Co-Patron(s): Garrett, Kilgore
WIA Funds for Employment & Training Services in PD11

Item 215 #1h

Language
Page 192, line 11, strike "$78,382,316" and insert "$78,532,316".
Page 192, after line 38, insert:
"F.  Out of this appropriation, $150,000 the second year from the Workforce Investment Act
shall be provided to the Centers for Employment and Training to provide employment and training programs for economically disadvantaged persons."

Explanation
(This amendment provides $150,000 in fiscal year 2014 from the Workforce Investment Act to the Centers for Employment and Training (CET) to provide employment and training programs for economically disadvantaged persons. The CET programs serve low-income individuals with incomes up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, including individuals who qualify for the TANF and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp), dislocated workers, unemployed or underemployed individuals and individuals that do not have the skills to achieve self-sufficiency. Services include job readiness training, job skills training, Certified Nurse Assistant training, computer skills training, job development, and job placement. A companion amendment in item 343 provides an additional amount of $637,500 the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant to provide employment and training services for those individuals who are eligible or at-risk of being eligible for the TANF program or the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare program.)