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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6436 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address 

workforce gaps, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma (for herself and Ms. JACOBS of California) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to address workforce gaps, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce and Edu5 cation Partnership Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION 

7 AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

8 (a) YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

9 FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 129(b)(2) of 


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1 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3164(b)(2)) is amended— 

3 (1) in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end; 

5 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

6 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(F) developing partnerships between edu9 cational institutions (including area career and 

10 technical education schools and institutions of 

11 higher education) and employers to create or 

12 improve workforce development programs to ad13 dress the identified education and skill needs of 

14 the workforce and the employment needs of em15 ployers in the regions of the State, as deter16 mined based on the most recent analysis con17 ducted under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 

18 section 102(b)(1).’’. 

19 (b) STATEWIDE ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

20 PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 

21 134(a)(3)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A)) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

24 end; 


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1 (2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period and 

2 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(xv) developing partnerships between 

5 educational institutions (including area ca6 reer and technical education schools and 

7 institutions of higher education) and em8 ployers to create or improve workforce de9 velopment programs to address the identi10 fied education and skill needs of the work11 force and the employment needs of employ12 ers in the regions of the State, as deter13 mined based on the most recent analysis 

14 conducted under subparagraphs (B) and 

15 (C) of section 102(b)(1).’’. 

16 (c) LOCAL ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO17 GRAMS FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 

18 134(d)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (2) in clause (xii), by striking the period and in22 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

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1 cluding area career and technical education 

2 schools and institutions of higher edu3 cation) and employers to create or improve 

4 workforce development programs to ad5 dress the identified education and skill 

6 needs of the workforce and the employ7 ment needs of employers in the region, as 

8 determined based on the most recent anal9 ysis conducted by the local board under 

10 section 107(d)(2).’’. 

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