Transit Workforce Development Act

Summary#

This bill, the Transit Workforce Development Act, changes parts of federal transit law (49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5339). It lets transit grant recipients use more grant money for workforce development and training tied to buses. Specifically, it allows not more than 10 percent of amounts made available under section 5339 to be used where section 5314 applies. It also changes section 5339(d) by: raising the allowed share from 5 percent to 10 percent; expanding eligible uses from only zero-emission vehicles and related infrastructure to buses, related equipment, and building bus-related facilities; applying the training allowance to grants made under subsections (a), (b), or (c); and removing a requirement that tied training to a plan about the workforce effects of shifting to zero-emission vehicles.

What it means for you#

• Transit agencies and grant recipients may use a larger share of certain federal bus grant funds for worker training and related activities.
• The bill specifically broadens what kinds of bus-related projects and equipment can be linked to training, and it applies the training allowance to more kinds of Section 5339 grants.
• The change removes a condition that training be connected to a recipient's plan for workforce impacts from shifting to zero-emission vehicles.

Expenses#

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Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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