H.R. 2219 · 114th Congress
Opportunity KNOCKS Act
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Opportunity Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers Act or the Opportunity KNOCKS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 1, 2015
Opportunity Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers Act or the Opportunity KNOCKS Act
Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to deem approved by the Secretary of Labor any state laws that provide unemployment compensation to an individual for any week while in training, including: (1) any program on a state's eligible training provider list developed under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or (2) any coursework necessary to attain a recognized postsecondary credential if that individual is likely to exhaust his or her regular unemployment compensation.
Defines "recognized postsecondary credential" as a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to authorize a state unemployment compensation agency to elect to approve job training or educational programs for purposes of an individual receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation while in training.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Opportunity KNOCKS Act
Also known as: Opportunity Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers Act
Latest action (May 1, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: May 1, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.