New Skills for New Jobs Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 10, 2013)
New Skills for New Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, on a quarterly basis, to make payments to an eligible community college in an amount equal to the aggregate new job tax withholding matches for qualified training provided to job trainees who are U.S. citizens. Defines "qualified training" as education or training to provide an individual with the education or skills necessary to perform the job for which such individual will be employed or with licenses or certificates necessary for such employment. Requires that any job for which a trainee is hired be a new job.
Defines "eligible community college" as a public institution of higher education: (1) at which the majority of degrees awarded are two-year degrees that are acceptable for full credit toward a baccalaureate degree, (2) that is located in a state that has a state new jobs tax credit program in effect, and (3) that participates in such program by having in effect a contract that meets specified requirements of such program.
What just happenedDec 10, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 10, 2013
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate