[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8875 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8875
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the
purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and
technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured
hair.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2024
Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Ms. Sewell, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms.
Clarke of New York, Ms. Brown, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
Espaillat, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kamlager-
Dove, Ms. Adams, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Sanchez,
and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to States for the
purpose of providing subgrants to eligible entities for education and
technical training on how to perform cosmetology services on textured
hair.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Texture Positive Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING ON TEXTURED HAIR.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary shall award, on a competitive
basis, grants to States for the purpose of awarding subgrants in
accordance with this section.
(b) Application.--A State seeking a grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require, including a summary of the information submitted under
subsection (c)(2) by each eligible entity that the State plans to award
a subgrant to under such subsection.
(c) Subgrants.--
(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this
section shall use such grant to award, on a competitive basis,
subgrants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out
the activities described in paragraph (3).
(2) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a subgrant
under this subsection shall submit an application to the State
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the State may reasonably require, including--
(A) a description of how the eligible entity plans
to carry out the activities described in paragraph (3);
(B) an estimate of--
(i) the cost of conducting the activities
described in paragraph (3), including the cost
per student of providing the education and
technical training required under subparagraph
(A) of such paragraph; and
(ii) the number of students the eligible
entity plans to instruct; and
(C) a description of how the eligible entity plans
to increase access to the education and technical
training required under paragraph (3)(A).
(3) Use of funds.--An eligible entity that receives a
subgrant under this subsection--
(A) shall use such subgrant funds to provide, as
part of the curriculum of cosmetology schools,
education and technical training to students of such
cosmetology schools on how to shampoo, deep condition,
braid, twist, and style textured hair; and
(B) may use such subgrant funds to, in order to
better provide such education and technical training--
(i) develop such education and technical
training;
(ii) hire and train instructors; and
(iii) provide digital training, including
through prerecorded videos.
(4) Determination of amount of award.--A State shall award
a subgrant under this subsection in an amount that the State
determines appropriate based on the estimate submitted under
paragraph (2)(B).
(d) Duration; Renewal.--
(1) Grants.--A grant awarded under this section shall be
for a term of 4 years and may be renewed by the Secretary.
(2) Subgrants.--A subgrant awarded under subsection (c)
shall be for a term of 6 months and may be renewed by the State
that awarded the subgrant. In determining whether to renew such
subgrant, the State shall take into consideration the
information submitted under subsection (e).
(e) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Eligible entities.--Not later than 60 days before each
date that is the final date of the term described in subsection
(d)(2), a recipient of a subgrant under subsection (c) shall
submit to the State that awarded the subgrant a report
including--
(A) a description of how the subgrant was used;
(B) an identification of the cosmetology schools
that the eligible entity worked with to provide the
education and technical training required under
subsection (c)(3)(A);
(C) the number of instructors that the eligible
entity trained to provide the education and technical
training required under subsection (c)(3)(A); and
(D) the number of students that received the
education and technical training required under
subsection (c)(3)(A).
(2) States.--Not later than 60 days after each date that is
the final date of the term described in subsection (d)(1), a
State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to
the Secretary a report including--
(A) an identification of the State agency that
awards subgrants under this section; and
(B) a summary of the information submitted under
paragraph (1).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cosmetology school.--The term ``cosmetology school''
means a school that provides training to prepare students for
gainful employment in an occupation related to cosmetology.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--
(A) means a corporation, limited liability company,
association, or company that--
(i) was established not less than 5 years
before the date of enactment of this Act;
(ii) has experience in providing the
education and technical training required under
subsection (c)(3)(A);
(iii) has an employer identification number
issued by the Internal Revenue Service; and
(iv) has a Minority- or Women-owned
Business Enterprise certificate; and
(B) does not include--
(i) a consortium of cosmetology schools,
including an association of such schools;
(ii) an individual; or
(iii) a cosmetology school that has
received, at any point, Federal funds other
than through a subgrant under subsection (c).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Labor.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
(5) Textured hair.--The term ``textured hair'' means hair
that is coiled, curly, or wavy in its natural state.
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