Tim Kaine solicits feedback on workforce training bill from students at PVCC [Video]

Sen. Tim Kaine was in Charlottesville Monday morning to visit Piedmont Virginia Community College’s adult education center, where the Virginia Democrat said he wanted to learn how he could fine-tune legislation he’s proposed for years that would expand access to federal grants to those seeking high-quality, short-term job training programs.

The students and faculty at PVCC’s Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education facility are among those who stand to benefit from Kaine’s Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students, or JOBS, Act. Kaine has introduced and reintroduced the bill since at least 2017, sometimes with significant and bipartisan support, but without much luck.

“I felt like if I came here to visit and see what you’re doing here, it would give me some good ideas about ways to improve the bill,” Kaine told one of the English language classes he visited Monday.