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29 USC CHAPTER 27 - WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND

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CHAPTER 27 - WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS

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CHAPTER 27 - WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS

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Sec.

2501. Findings; statement of purpose.

(a) Findings.

(b) Purpose.

2502. Outreach to employers and labor unions.

(a) In general.

(b) Priority.

2503. Technical assistance.

(a) In general.

(b) Selection of employer and labor unions.

2504. Competitive grants.

(a) In general.

(b) Priority.

2505. Applications.

2506. Liaison role of Department of Labor.

2507. Study of barriers to participation of women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional

occupations.

(a) Study.

(b) Report.

2508. Definitions.

2509. Technical assistance program authorization.

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29 USC Sec. 2501 01/06/03

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Sec. 2501. Findings; statement of purpose

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(a) Findings

The Congress finds that -

(1) American businesses now and for the remainder of the 20th

century will face a dramatically different labor market than the

one to which they have become accustomed;

(2) two in every three new entrants to the work force will be

women, and to meet labor needs such women must work in all

occupational areas including in apprenticeable occupations and

nontraditional occupations;

(3) women face significant barriers to their full and effective

participation in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional

occupations;

(4) the business community must be prepared to address the

barriers that women have to such jobs, in order to successfully

integrate them into the work force; and

(5) few resources are available to employers and unions who

need assistance in recruiting, training, and retaining women in

apprenticeable occupations and other nontraditional occupations.

(b) Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide technical assistance

to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations. Such

assistance will enable business to meet the challenge of Workforce

2000 by preparing employers to successfully recruit, train, and

retain women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional

occupations and will expand the employment and self-sufficiency

options of women. This purpose will be achieved by -

(1) promoting the program to employers and labor unions to

inform them of the availability of technical assistance which

will assist them in preparing the workplace to employ women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(2) providing grants to community-based organizations to

deliver technical assistance to employers and labor unions to

prepare them to recruit, train, and employ women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(3) authorizing the Department of Labor to serve as a liaison

between employers, labor, and the community-based organizations

providing technical assistance, through its national office and

its regional administrators; and

(4) conducting a comprehensive study to examine the barriers to

the participation of women in apprenticeable occupations and

nontraditional occupations and to develop recommendations for the

workplace to eliminate such barriers.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3465.)

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SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-530 provided that: "This Act [enacting

this chapter] shall be cited as the 'Women in Apprenticeship and

Nontraditional Occupations Act'."

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29 USC Sec. 2502 01/06/03

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Sec. 2502. Outreach to employers and labor unions

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(a) In general

With funds available to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the

operations of the Department of Labor in fiscal year 1994 and

subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary shall carry out an outreach

program to inform employers of technical assistance available under

section 2503(a) of this title to assist employers to prepare the

workplace to employ women in apprenticeable occupations and other

nontraditional occupations.

(1) Under such program the Secretary shall provide outreach to

employers through, but not limited to, the private industry

councils in each service delivery area.

(2) The Secretary shall provide outreach to labor unions

through, but not limited to, the building trade councils, joint

apprenticeable occupations councils, and individual labor unions.

(b) Priority

The Secretary shall give priority to providing outreach to

employers located in areas that have nontraditional employment and

training programs specifically targeted to women.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3466.)

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29 USC Sec. 2503 01/06/03

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Sec. 2503. Technical assistance

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(a) In general

With funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary

shall make grants to community-based organizations to provide

technical assistance to employers and labor unions selected under

subsection (b) of this section. Such technical assistance may

include -

(1) developing outreach and orientation sessions to recruit

women into the employers' apprenticeable occupations and

nontraditional occupations;

(2) developing preapprenticeable occupations or nontraditional

skills training to prepare women for apprenticeable occupations

or nontraditional occupations;

(3) providing ongoing orientations for employers, unions, and

workers on creating a successful environment for women in

apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

(4) setting up support groups and facilitating networks for

women in nontraditional occupations on or off the job site to

improve their retention;

(5) setting up a local computerized data base referral system

to maintain a current list of tradeswomen who are available for

work;

(6) serving as a liaison between tradeswomen and employers and

tradeswomen and labor unions to address workplace issues related

to gender; and

(7) conducting exit interviews with tradeswomen to evaluate

their on-the-job experience and to assess the effectiveness of

the program.

(b) Selection of employer and labor unions

The Secretary shall select a total of 50 employers or labor

unions to receive technical assistance provided with grants made

under subsection (a) of this section.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 4, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3466.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2502, 2504, 2505, 2506,

2509 of this title.

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29 USC Sec. 2504 01/06/03

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Sec. 2504. Competitive grants

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(a) In general

Each community-based organization that desires to receive a grant

to provide technical assistance under section 2503(a) of this title

to employers and labor unions shall submit an application to the

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such

information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

(b) Priority

In awarding grants under section 2503(a) of this title, the

Secretary shall give priority to applications from community-based

organizations that -

(1) demonstrate experience preparing women to gain employment

in apprenticeable occupations or other nontraditional

occupations;

(2) demonstrate experience working with the business community

to prepare them to place women in apprenticeable occupations or

other nontraditional occupations;

(3) have tradeswomen or women in nontraditional occupations as

active members of the organization, as either employed staff or

board members; and

(4) have experience delivering technical assistance.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 5, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3467.)

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29 USC Sec. 2505 01/06/03

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Sec. 2505. Applications

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To be eligible to be selected under section 2503(b) of this title

to receive technical assistance provided with grants made under

section 2503(a) of this title, an employer or labor union shall

submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner

and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary

may reasonably require. At a minimum, the application should

include -

(1) a description of the need for technical assistance;

(2) a description of the types of apprenticeable occupations or

nontraditional occupations in which the employer or labor union

would like to train or employ women;

(3) assurances that there are or will be suitable and

appropriate positions available in the apprenticeable occupations

program or in the nontraditional occupations being targeted; and

(4) commitments that reasonable efforts shall be made to place

qualified women in apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional

occupations.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 6, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3467.)

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29 USC Sec. 2506 01/06/03

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Sec. 2506. Liaison role of Department of Labor

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The Department of Labor shall serve as a liaison among employers,

labor unions, and community-based organizations. The liaison role

may include -

(1) coordination of employers, labor unions, and

community-based organizations with respect to technical

assistance provided under section 2503(a) of this title;

(2) conducting regular assessment meetings with representatives

of employers, labor unions, and community-based organizations

with respect to such technical assistance; and

(3) seeking the input of employers and labor unions with

respect to strategies and recommendations for improving such

technical assistance.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 7, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3467.)

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29 USC Sec. 2507 01/06/03

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Sec. 2507. Study of barriers to participation of women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations

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(a) Study

With funds available to the Secretary to carry out the operations

of the Department of Labor in fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the

Secretary shall conduct a study of the participation of women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations. The

study shall examine -

(1) the barriers to participation of women in apprenticeable

occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(2) strategies for overcoming such barriers;

(3) the retention rates for women in apprenticeable occupations

and nontraditional occupations;

(4) strategies for retaining women in apprenticeable

occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(5) the effectiveness of the technical assistance provided by

the community-based organizations; and

(6) other relevant issues affecting the participation of women

in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations.

(b) Report

Not later than 2 years after October 27, 1992, the Secretary

shall submit to the Congress a report containing a summary of the

results of the study described in subsection (a) of this section

and such recommendations as the Secretary determines to be

appropriate.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 8, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3467.)

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29 USC Sec. 2508 01/06/03

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Sec. 2508. Definitions

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For purposes of this chapter:

(1) The term "community-based organization" means a

community-based organization as defined in section 4(5) of the

Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501(5)),(!1) that has

demonstrated experience administering programs that train women

for apprenticeable occupations or other nontraditional

occupations.

(2) The term "nontraditional occupation" means jobs in which

women make up 25 percent or less of the total number of workers

in that occupation.

(3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 9, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3468.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

1501(5)), referred to in par. (1), was classified to section

1503(5) of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 105-220, title I,

Sec. 199(b)(2), (c)(2)(B), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059, effective

July 1, 2000. Pursuant to section 2940(b) of this title, references

to a provision of the Job Training Partnership Act, effective Aug.

7, 1998, are deemed to refer to that provision or the corresponding

provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-220,

Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, and effective July 1, 2000, are deemed

to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment

Act of 1998. For complete classification of the Workforce

Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Short Title note set out

under section 9201 of Title 20, Education, and Tables.

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(!1) See References in Text note below.

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29 USC Sec. 2509 01/06/03

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Sec. 2509. Technical assistance program authorization

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There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out

section 2503 of this title.

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(Pub. L. 102-530, Sec. 10, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3468.)

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