These policy initiatives are critically important to Iowa s future. Iowa has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. Jobs are being left unfilled because of the lack of qualified applicants. If policies can be created that will enhance the return to work of people with disabilities, everyone wins. People with disabilities gain independence and become contributing members of their community.
Businesses gain productive and dedicated employees.
The number of taxpayers grows while the amount of expenditures on monthly entitlements declines. As a result, Iowa communities win and become better places to live, work and raise a family. There are no disability-related legislative issues tracked by Iowa CEO at this time. The WIA reforms Federal job training programs and creates a new, comprehensive workforce investment system. The reforms were intended to design, with States and local communities, a revitalized system that provides workers with the information, advice, job search assistance, and training they need to get and keep good jobs, and provide employers with skilled workers.