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119-hr-8068119th CongressWALLET

National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act

Sponsored By: Representative Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

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Summary

The Transit Workforce Center would create a national hub to recruit, train, and retain frontline public transportation workers and help agencies adopt new technologies.

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  • Workers: It would deliver training, outreach, and job-readiness resources for maintenance and operations staff, with attention to skills for new and emerging transit technologies.
  • Public transportation providers: It would offer technical assistance, data analysis, and educational materials so agencies can run transit more safely, reliably, and efficiently.
  • Underserved communities and Tribal populations: It would develop and share training and outreach tailored to urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal needs to expand local hiring and readiness.
  • National partners and the Federal Transit Administration: Grants would fund a qualified national nonprofit to operate the Center and collaborate with the Federal Transit Administration, industry groups, and frontline employees.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More training for transit workers

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to award a grant to a qualified nonprofit to run a national Transit Workforce Center. The Center would develop and deliver training for frontline public transit workers, including programs for urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal areas and training on new technologies. The Center would also provide technical assistance, workforce data analysis, outreach, and marketing to transit providers and frontline employees. To get the grant, a nonprofit would have to operate nationally and show experience in transit workforce technical assistance, outreach, standards-based training, emerging-technology programs, and strong project and fiscal capacity.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

FL • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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