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H.R. 1992 (108th)

Expand Access to Job Training for English Language Learners Act

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Introduced

6 May 2003

Last action

20 June 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Sponsors

Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

23 March 2026

Education

Summary

Expand Access to Job Training for English Language Learners Act - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), which is tile II of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 (WIPA), and provisions for Workforce Investment Systems (WIS), which are title I of WIPA, to revise and increase access and services for individuals with limited English proficiency under such job training and adult education systems. Revises the following WIS provisions with respect to individuals with limited English proficiency: (1) intensive and training services; (2) performance measures; (3) demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects; (4) assessments; (5) State plan contents; and (6) State discretionary funding. Revises the following AEFLA provisions with respect to individuals with limited English proficiency: (1) adult basic education funding formula; (2) State plan contents; (3) direct and equitable access in grants and contracts; (4) reports on individuals 16 to 18 years of age; and (5) national leadership activities. Provides for integration of WIS and AEFLA by: (1) emphasizing National Institute for Literacy coordination with the Institute of Education Sciences in the Department of Education and with the Office of Employment and Training in the Department of Labor; and (2) requiring certain uniform indicators of program performance.

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Timeline

  1. 6 May 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 May 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 May 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 June 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

    Source: Committee

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