National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (FL)
Introduced
Summary
Creates a national Transit Workforce Center to help recruit, train, and retain skilled frontline public transportation workers. The Center would be run by a qualified nationwide nonprofit that could receive federal grants to provide training, technical assistance, data analysis, outreach, and planning support.
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- Frontline workers: Would gain standards-based training, career support, and preparation for new and emerging transit technologies, including programs developed with labor and management partners.
- Transit agencies: Would get technical assistance, workforce data and analyses, and tailored training for urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal service to help operations run more safely and reliably.
- Nonprofit operators: A nationwide nonprofit with demonstrated workforce development experience could be awarded grants to staff and manage the Center and its initiatives.
- Communities and riders: Could see better service and higher customer satisfaction as agencies hire and retain trained workers and adopt technology-ready practices.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Transit Workforce Training Center
This bill would create a national Transit Workforce Center to help hire, train, and keep frontline transit workers. The Secretary would award a grant to a qualified nonprofit to run the Center. The Center would develop training for urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal providers. It would give technical help, run outreach, and analyze workforce data. To get the grant, a nonprofit would need national experience in transit workforce training and outreach. It would also need to support standards-based training, labor-management partnerships, and show strong project and fiscal capacity. The text does not provide direct cash payments to workers or set funding amounts.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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