Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a program incentivizing residential construction firms to hire Job Corps graduates.
The Homebuilders Corps Act of 2026 amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a grant program for residential construction firms that hire Job Corps graduates. The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, will provide grants to firms that hire graduates within six months of their program completion and maintain employment for a consecutive 12-month period. The bill also mandates that large trade associations in the residential construction industry accept Job Corps graduates into apprenticeship programs.
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