Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-119 (i) on-the-job training; (ii) skills development; (iii) test preparation for skilled trade apprentice- ships; (iv) advance training in the water utility sector relating to construction, utility operations, treatment and distribution, green infrastructure, customer service, maintenance, and engineering; or (v) other support services to facilitate post -sec- ondary success; (B) education programs designed for elementary, sec- ondary, and higher education students that— (i) inform people about the role of water and waste- water utilities in their communities; (ii) increase the awareness of career opportunities and exposure of students to water utility careers through various work -based learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom; and (iii) connect students to career pathways related to water utilities; (C) regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs and coordinate candidate development, particularly in areas of high unemployment or for water utilities with a high proportion of retirement eligible employees; (D) integrated learning laboratories in secondary edu- cational institutions that provide students with— (i) hands-on, contextualized learning opportunities; (ii) dual enrollment credit for post -secondary edu- cation and training programs; and (iii) direct connection to industry employers; and (E) leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, or cross -training programs that ensure that incumbent water and waste water utilities workers are prepared for higher level supervisory or management -level positions. (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is author- ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020. SEC. 4305. REGIONAL LIAISONS FOR MINORITY, TRIBAL, AND LOW- INCOME COMMUNITIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the "Administrator") shall assign at least one employee in each regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency to serve as a liaison to minority, Tribal, and low-income communities in the relevant region. (b) PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION. —The Administrator shall identify each regional liaison assigned under subsection (a) on the internet website of— (1 +I,o 1,2•1r ' . .E, rn I,ff;