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Read. Follow. Verify.The GROW Act: New Veteran Employment and Training Reporting
Record date · October 22, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
The GROW Act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the effectiveness of the Warrior Training Advancement Course () and directs the Department of the Interior to launch a two-year pilot program hiring veterans for conservation and resource management roles.
This bill creates new reporting requirements for veteran job training programs and establishes a specific federal hiring pilot for veterans in conservation, potentially impacting how transitioning service members access federal employment opportunities.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Transitioning service members
They are the target demographic for the WARTAC training program and the new conservation pilot employment program.
Department of the Interior
The agency is mandated to identify vacant positions and administer a new pilot program for hiring veterans.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The agency is required to produce new annual reports on WARTAC and consult on the development of federal hiring guidelines.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
on behalf of NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
on behalf of ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
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Integration of WARTAC data into federal hiring
The bill mandates that findings from the WARTAC report be used to inform best practice guidelines for veteran employment across all federal agencies.
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