# Plain Language Summary: Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022

This bill is designed to change how employers hire people by encouraging them to focus on what skills and abilities someone actually has, rather than requiring a college degree for jobs that don't truly need one. Right now, many employers automatically require a four-year degree for positions where the actual work could be done by someone with different training—like certifications, apprenticeships, or on-the-job experience. This bill aims to remove those unnecessary degree requirements and open up more job opportunities for people who have the right skills but took a different educational path.

The bill does this by directing federal agencies and contractors to stop requiring degrees for jobs unless a degree is genuinely necessary for the position. It also encourages private employers to adopt "skills-based hiring" practices by promoting the benefits and providing guidance on how to implement them. The idea is that this will help employers find qualified workers more easily while giving more people a fair shot at good jobs, especially those who couldn't afford college, chose a different route like trade school or military service, or learned skills through work experience. For job seekers, this could mean more doors opening to careers that pay well without needing to spend four years and significant money on a college degree.

Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022

Braun, Mike

Advancing Skills-Based Hiring Act of 2022 This bill allows employers to submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) evidence that a competency-based skills test or other employment selection process is consistent with lawful employment practices. The EEOC must review each submission and determine whether the procedure is job-related and consistent with a business necessity, or provide technical assistance to the employer about potential changes that would allow the EEOC to make such a determination. Such a determination may be used by the employer to satisfy the burden of proof under the disparate impact analysis with respect to a claim of an unlawful discrimination.