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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4519 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4519

  To require implementation of primary indicators of performance for 
          certain programs of workforce investment activities.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2024

 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To require implementation of primary indicators of performance for 
          certain programs of workforce investment activities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Performance Indicator 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this Act 
as the ``Secretary'') shall fully implement the requirements of section 
116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), 
for programs described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(ii) of that section 116 (referred to in this Act as ``covered 
programs''), including--
            (1) finalizing the objective statistical model described in 
        subsection (b)(3)(A)(viii) of that section 116, and using the 
        model to calculate State adjusted levels of performance under 
        subsection (b)(3) of that section 116, for covered programs; 
        and
            (2) establishing performance accountability measures, and 
        applying reporting and evaluation requirements, and sanctions, 
        under that section 116 for covered programs.
    (b) Inapplicability of Transition Provisions.--Nothing in section 
503 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343) 
shall be construed to permit any delay in, or any reduction in the 
scope of, the full implementation described in subsection (a).

SEC. 3. INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Meetings.--Not later than 1 month after the Secretary publishes 
a notice in the Federal Register that the full implementation described 
in section 2(a) is complete, the Secretary shall hold monthly meetings 
with State boards to provide information and technical assistance 
concerning the performance accountability measures established in 
accordance with section 2, and related requirements for States under 
section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
    (b) Continuation.--The Secretary shall continue the monthly 
meetings with a State board until the Secretary determines that the 
State has received the information and technical assistance necessary 
to carry out the State's requirements under that section 116.
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