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S.2447 - Rural Telework Act of 2000106th Congress (1999-2000)

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Sponsor: Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] (Introduced 04/13/2000)
Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Action: Senate - 04/13/2000 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2766-2767)  (All Actions)

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Summary: S.2447 — 106th Congress (1999-2000)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in Senate (04/13/2000)

Rural Telework Act of 2000 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Utility Service, to establish a National Centers for Distance Working Program to provide grants to eligible organizations for the Federal share of establishing National Centers for Distance Working in rural areas.

Directs a recipient Center to use grants for five-year projects to: (1) identify needed skills and provide training and employment-related services to persons in rural areas and Indian tribes to support the use of teleworking (the use of telecommunications to perform work functions over a distance) in technology fields; and (2) recruit employers and provide for high-speed employer-employee communications.

Authorizes the Secretary to make limited grants for teleworking studies, including development of best practices for businesses that employ teleworkers.

Authorizes appropriations.