I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2295 
To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation 
to put Americans back to work and make the United States more 
competitive in the 21st century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2011 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system 
of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make 
the United States more competitive in the 21st century. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce Investment 
Improvement Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
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TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Purpose. 
Sec. 103. State workforce investment boards. 
Sec. 104. State plan. 
Sec. 105. Local workforce investment areas. 
Sec. 106. Local workforce investment boards. 
Sec. 107. Local plan. 
Sec. 108. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. 
Sec. 109. Eligible providers of training services. 
Sec. 110. Eligible providers of Youth Activities. 
Sec. 111. Youth Activities. 
Sec. 112. Programs for adults and Dislocated Workers. 
Sec. 113. Performance accountability system. 
Sec. 114. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 115. Job Corps. 
Sec. 116. Native American programs. 
Sec. 117. Migrant and seasonal farm worker programs. 
Sec. 118. Veterans’ workforce investment programs. 
Sec. 119. Youth challenge grants. 
Sec. 120. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 121. Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research and multi-state projects. 
Sec. 122. Restoring State and local flexibility to create energy efficiency and re-
newable energy jobs. 
Sec. 123. Evaluations. 
Sec. 124. National dislocated worker grants. 
Sec. 125. Authorization of appropriations for national activities. 
Sec. 126. Requirements and restrictions. 
Sec. 127. Nondiscrimination. 
Sec. 128. Administrative provisions. 
Sec. 129. State legislative authority. 
Sec. 130. Workforce innovation in regional economic development. 
Sec. 131. General program requirements. 
TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY 
EDUCATION 
Sec. 201. Table of contents. 
Sec. 202. Amendment. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act. 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 
Sec. 401. Findings. 
Sec. 402. Rehabilitation Services Administration. 
Sec. 403. Director. 
Sec. 404. Definitions. 
Sec. 405. State plan. 
Sec. 406. Scope of services. 
Sec. 407. Standards and indicators. 
Sec. 408. Reservation for expanded transition services. 
Sec. 409. Client assistance program. 
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Sec. 410. Protection and advocacy of individual rights. 
Sec. 411. Chairperson. 
Sec. 412. Authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 413. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 414. Helen Keller National Center Act. 
TITLE V—TRANSITION AND EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 501. Transition provisions. 
Sec. 502. Effective date. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 
TITLE 
I—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (13) and (24) and 
redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) as para-
graphs (3) through (14), and paragraphs (14) 
through (23) as paragraphs (15) through (24), re-
spectively; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘In this title:’’ the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) ACCRUED EXPENDITURES.—The term ‘ac-
crued expenditures’ means charges incurred by re-
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cipients of funds under this title for a given period 
requiring the provision of funds for goods or other 
tangible property received; services performed by 
employees, contractors, subgrantees, subcontractors, 
and other payees; and other amounts becoming owed 
under programs assisted under this title for which 
no current services or performance is required, such 
as annuities, insurance claims, and other benefit 
payments. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The term ‘ad-
ministrative costs’ means expenditures incurred by 
State and local workforce investment boards, direct 
recipients (including State grant recipients under 
subtitle B and recipients of awards under subtitle 
D), local grant recipients, local fiscal agents or local 
grant subrecipients, and one-stop operators in the 
performance of administrative functions and in car-
rying out activities under this title which are not re-
lated to the direct provision of workforce investment 
services (including services to participants and em-
ployers). Such costs include both personnel and non- 
personnel and both direct and indirect.’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (5) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(5) AREA
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDU-
CATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘area career and tech-
nical education school’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302(3)).’’. 
(4) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘(or such other level as the Governor may 
establish)’’ after ‘‘8th grade level’’; 
(5) in paragraph (10)(C) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘not less than 50 percent of the cost of 
the training’’ and inserting ‘‘a significant portion of 
the cost of training, as determined by the local 
board (or, in the case of an employer in multiple 
local areas in the State, as determined by the Gov-
ernor), taking into account the size of the employer 
and such other factors as the local board determines 
to be appropriate’’; 
(6) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘section 
134(c)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
121(e)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘intensive 
services 
described 
in 
section 
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134(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘work ready services 
described in section 134(c)(2)’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty for a period of 
more than 30 days (as defined in section 
101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) who 
has experienced a loss of employment as a di-
rect result of relocation to accommodate a per-
manent change in duty station of such member; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is the spouse of a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty who meets the cri-
teria described in paragraph (12)(B).’’; 
(7) in paragraph (12)(A) (as redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘or’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A)(i)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ii) is the dependent spouse of a member 
of the Armed Forces on active duty for a period 
of more than 30 days (as defined in section 
101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) 
whose family income is significantly reduced be-
cause of a deployment (as defined in section 
991(b) of title 10, United States Code, or pur-
suant to paragraph (4) of such section), a call 
or order to active duty pursuant to a provision 
of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of 
title 10, United States Code, a permanent 
change of station, or the service-connected (as 
defined in section 101(16) of title 38, United 
States Code) death or disability of the member; 
and’’; 
(8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘or regional’’ after ‘‘local’’ each place it 
appears; 
(9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 122(e)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 122’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B), and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(B) work ready services, means a provider 
who is identified or awarded a contract as de-
scribed in section 134(c)(2);’’; 
(10) in paragraph (25)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘higher of—’’ and all that follows through 
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘poverty line for an 
equivalent period;’’; and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), 
respectively, and inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) receives or is eligible to receive free 
or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.);’’; 
(11) in paragraph (32) by striking ‘‘the Repub-
lic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia,’’; 
(12) by striking paragraph (33) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (34) through (53) as paragraphs 
(33) through (52), respectively; 
(13) by amending paragraph (48) (as so redes-
ignated) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(48) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 
same meaning given the term in section 2108(1) of 
title 5, United States Code.’’; and 
(14) by amending paragraph (49) (as so redes-
ignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(49) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘career and technical education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).’’. 
SEC. 102. PURPOSE. 
Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by insert-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘It is also the purpose of 
this subtitle to provide workforce investment activities in 
a manner that promotes the informed choice of partici-
pants and actively involves participants in obtaining train-
ing services that will increase their skills and improve their 
employment outcomes.’’. 
SEC. 103. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(b) (29 U.S.C. 
2821(b)) is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(C) representatives appointed by the Gov-
ernor, who are— 
‘‘(i)(I) the lead State agency officials 
with responsibility for the programs and 
activities that are described in section 
121(b) and carried out by one-stop part-
ners; 
‘‘(II) in any case in which no lead 
State agency official has responsibility for 
such a program or activity, a representa-
tive in the State with expertise relating to 
such program or activity; and 
‘‘(III) if not included under subclause 
(I), the director of the designated State 
unit, as defined in section 7(8)(B) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
705(8)(B)), except that in a State that has 
established 2 or more designated State 
units to administer the vocational rehabili-
tation program, the board representative 
shall be the director of the designated 
State unit that serves the most individuals 
with disabilities in the State; 
‘‘(ii) the State agency officials respon-
sible for economic development; 
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‘‘(iii) representatives of business in 
the State who— 
‘‘(I) are owners of businesses, 
chief executive or operating officers of 
businesses, and other business execu-
tives or employers with optimum pol-
icy making or hiring authority, includ-
ing members of local boards described 
in section 117(b)(2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(II) represent businesses with 
employment opportunities that reflect 
employment 
opportunities 
in 
the 
State; and 
‘‘(III) are appointed from among 
individuals nominated by State busi-
ness organizations and business trade 
associations; 
‘‘(iv) chief elected officials (rep-
resenting both cities and counties, where 
appropriate); 
‘‘(v) one or more representatives of 
labor organizations, who have been nomi-
nated by State labor federations or labor 
organizations within the State; and 
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‘‘(vi) such other representatives and 
State agency officials as the Governor may 
designate.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(C)(iii)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the State Board who are representatives described in 
paragraph (1)(C)(iii) shall be present to constitute a 
quorum. The Board may hold hearings without a 
quorum, but any recommendation of the Board may 
be passed only at a meeting for which there is a 
quorum present.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
111(c) (29 U.S.C. 2811(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(C)(iii)’’. 
(b) 
FUNCTIONS.—Section 
111(d) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2811(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(e)’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(3) development and review of statewide poli-
cies affecting the integrated provision of services 
through the one-stop delivery system described in 
section 121 within the State, including— 
‘‘(A) the development of objective criteria 
and procedures for, and the issuance of, certifi-
cations of one-stop centers; 
‘‘(B) the criteria for the allocation of one- 
stop center infrastructure funding under section 
121(h) and oversight of the use of such funds; 
‘‘(C) policies relating to the appropriate 
roles and contributions of one-stop partner pro-
grams within the one-stop delivery system, in-
cluding approaches to facilitating equitable and 
efficient cost allocation in the one-stop delivery 
system, consistent with section 121; 
‘‘(D) strategies for providing effective out-
reach to individuals and employers who could 
benefit from services provided through the one- 
stop delivery system; 
‘‘(E) strategies for technology improve-
ments to facilitate access to services provided 
through the one-stop delivery system in remote 
areas and for individuals with disabilities, which 
may be utilized throughout the State; 
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‘‘(F) identification and dissemination of in-
formation on best practices for effective oper-
ation of one-stop centers, including use of inno-
vative business outreach, partnerships, and 
service delivery strategies, including for hard-to- 
serve populations; and 
‘‘(G) carrying out of such other matters as 
may promote statewide objectives for, and en-
hance the performance of, the one-stop delivery 
system;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘128(b)(3)(B) 
and 133(b)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 128(b)(3) 
and 133(b)(3)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘employment statistics sys-
tem’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce and labor mar-
ket information system’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(5) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 503’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 136(i)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(6) by inserting the following new paragraph 
after paragraph (9): 
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‘‘(10) reviewing and providing comment on the 
State plans of all one-stop partner programs, where 
applicable, in order to provide effective strategic 
leadership in the development of a high-quality, com-
prehensive statewide workforce investment system.’’. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE
ENTITY.—Section 111(e) (29 
U.S.C. 2821(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘For’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to paragraph (3), for’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘one 
or more’’ after ‘‘State and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE MEAS-
URES.—If a State fails to have performed success-
fully, as defined in section 116(a)(2), the Secretary 
may require the State to establish a State board in 
accordance with subsections (a), (b), and (c) in lieu 
of the alternative entity established under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(d) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Section 111(f)(1) (29 
U.S.C. 2821(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or participate 
in action taken’’ after ‘‘vote’’. 
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(e) SUNSHINE
PROVISION.—Section 111(g) (29 
U.S.C. 2821(g)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, and modifications to the 
State plan,’’ after ‘‘State plan’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and modifications to the 
State plan’’ after ‘‘the plan’’. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO HIRE STAFF.—Section 111 (29 
U.S.C. 2821) is further amended by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO HIRE STAFF.—The State Board 
may hire staff to assist in carrying out the functions de-
scribed in subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 104. STATE PLAN. 
(a) PLANNING CYCLE.—Section 112(a) (29 U.S.C. 
2822(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year strategy’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2-year strategy’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Section 112(b) (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (7) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) a description of the State criteria for de-
termining the eligibility of training providers in ac-
cordance with section 122, including how the State 
will take into account the performance of providers 
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and whether the training programs relate to occupa-
tions that are in demand;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(ii) by adding the following new clause 
after clause (x): 
‘‘(xi) programs authorized under title 
II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) (related to Federal old-age, 
survivors, and disability insurance bene-
fits), title XVI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1381 et seq.) (relating to supplemental se-
curity income), title XIX of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (relating to Med-
icaid), and title XX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397 et seq.) (relating to block grants to 
States for social services), programs au-
thorized under title VII of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.), 
and programs carried out by State agen-
cies relating to mental retardation and de-
velopmental disabilities; and’’; and 
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(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) a description of common data collec-
tion and reporting processes used for the pro-
grams and activities described in subparagraph 
(A) that are one-stop partners, including assur-
ances that such processes utilize quarterly wage 
records for performance measures relating to 
entry into employment, retention in employ-
ment, and average earnings that are applicable 
to such programs or activities, or, if such 
records are not being used, an identification of 
the barriers to such use and a description of 
how the State will address such barriers within 
one year of the approval of the plan;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘, including 
controls and procedures to ensure that the limita-
tions on the costs of administration are not exceed-
ed’’; 
(4) in paragraph (12)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 128(b)(3)(B) and 
133(b)(3)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
128(b)(3) and 133(b)(3)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii); 
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(5) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(6) by striking paragraph (12)(C); 
(7) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘section 
134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(e)’’; 
(8) in paragraph (17)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) by amending clause (iv) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iv) how the State will serve the em-
ployment and training needs of dislocated 
workers (including displaced homemakers), 
low income individuals (including recipients 
of public assistance), individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency, homeless individ-
uals, individuals training for nontraditional 
employment, and other individuals with 
multiple barriers to employment (including 
older individuals); and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) how the State will serve the em-
ployment and training needs of individuals 
with disabilities, consistent with section 
188 and Executive Order 13217 (42 
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U.S.C. 12131 note; relating to community- 
based alternatives for individuals with dis-
abilities) including the provision of out-
reach, intake, assessments, and service de-
livery, the development of performance 
measures established under section 136, 
the training of staff, and other aspects of 
accessibility to program services, consistent 
with sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973; and’’; 
(9) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ‘‘to the 
extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance 
with the requirements of the Jobs for Veterans Act 
(Public Law 107–288)’’; 
(10) in paragraph (18)(D), by striking ‘‘youth 
opportunity grants’’ and inserting ‘‘youth challenge 
grants’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(19) a description of the process and method-
ology for determining one-stop partner program con-
tributions for the cost of the infrastructure of one- 
stop centers under section 121(h)(1) and of the for-
mula for allocating such infrastructure funds to local 
areas under section 121(h)(3); 
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‘‘(20) a description of the strategies and pro-
grams providing outreach to businesses, identifying 
workforce needs of businesses in the State, and en-
suring that such needs will be met (including the 
needs of small businesses), which may include— 
‘‘(A) implementing innovative programs 
and strategies designed to meet the needs of all 
businesses in the State, including small busi-
nesses, which may include incumbent worker 
training programs, sectoral and industry cluster 
strategies, regional skills alliances, career ladder 
programs, utilization of effective business inter-
mediaries, and other business services and 
strategies that better engage employers in 
workforce investment activities and make the 
statewide workforce investment system more 
relevant to the needs of State and local busi-
nesses, consistent with the objectives of this 
title; and 
‘‘(B) providing incentives and technical as-
sistance to assist local areas in more fully en-
gaging all employers, including small employers, 
in local workforce investment activities, to make 
the workforce investment system more relevant 
to the needs of area businesses, and to better 
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coordinate workforce investment, economic de-
velopment, and post-secondary education and 
training efforts to contribute to the economic 
well-being of the local area and region, as deter-
mined appropriate by the local board; 
‘‘(21) a description of how the State will utilize 
technology to facilitate access to services in remote 
areas, which may be utilized throughout the State; 
‘‘(22) a description of the State strategy and 
assistance to be provided for encouraging regional 
cooperation within the State and across State bor-
ders as appropriate; and 
‘‘(23) a description of the actions that will be 
taken by the State to foster communication and 
partnerships with non-profit organizations (including 
community, faith-based, and philanthropic organiza-
tions) that provide employment-related, training, 
and complementary services, in order to enhance the 
quality and comprehensiveness of services available 
to participants under this title.’’. 
(c) PLAN SUBMISSION
AND APPROVAL.—Section 
112(c) (29 U.S.C. 2822(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘pe-
riod, that’’ and all that follows through paragraph (2) and 
inserting ‘‘period, that the plan is inconsistent with the 
provisions of this title’’. 
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(d) MODIFICATION TO PLAN.—Section 112(d) (29 
U.S.C. 2822(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year period’’. 
SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 116(a)(1) (29 
U.S.C. 2831(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(vi) The extent to which such local 
areas will promote maximum effectiveness 
in the administration and provision of serv-
ices.’’. 
(2) 
AUTOMATIC
DESIGNATION.—Section 
116(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2831(a)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTOMATIC DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor shall 
approve a request for designation as a local 
area that is submitted prior to the submission 
of the State plan, or of a modification to the 
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State plan relating to area designation, from 
any area that— 
‘‘(i) is a unit of general local govern-
ment with a population of 500,000 or 
more, except that after the initial 2-year 
period following such designation pursuant 
to this clause that occurs after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment 
Improvement Act of 2011, the Governor 
shall only be required to approve a request 
for designation from such area if such 
area— 
‘‘(I) performed successfully; and 
‘‘(II) sustained fiscal integrity; 
‘‘(ii) was a local area under this title 
for the preceding 2-year period, if such 
local area— 
‘‘(I) performed successfully; and 
‘‘(II) sustained fiscal integrity; 
‘‘(iii) is served by a rural concentrated 
employment program grant recipient, ex-
cept that after the initial 2-year period fol-
lowing any such designation under the ini-
tial State plan submitted after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment 
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Improvement Act of 2011, the Governor 
shall only be required to approve a request 
for designation under this clause for such 
area if such area— 
‘‘(I) performed successfully; and 
‘‘(II) sustained fiscal integrity; or 
‘‘(iv) was a local area under section 
116(a)(2)(C) (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the Work-
force Investment Improvement Act of 
2011), except that after the initial 2-year 
period following such designation pursuant 
to this clause that occurs after that date of 
enactment, the Governor shall only be re-
quired to approve a request for designation 
under this clause for such area if such 
area— 
‘‘(I) performed successfully; and 
‘‘(II) sustained fiscal integrity. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph: 
‘‘(i) PERFORMED
SUCCESSFULLY.— 
The term ‘performed successfully’, when 
used with respect to a local area, means 
the local area performed at 80 percent or 
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more of the adjusted level of performance 
for core indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 136(b)(2)(A) for 2 con-
secutive years. 
‘‘(ii) 
SUSTAINED
FISCAL
INTEG-
RITY.—The term ‘sustained fiscal integ-
rity’, used with respect to an area, means 
that the Secretary has not made a formal 
determination during the preceding 2-year 
period that either the grant recipient or 
the administrative entity of the area mis- 
expended funds provided under this title 
due to willful disregard of the requirements 
of the Act involved, gross negligence, or 
failure to comply with accepted standards 
of administration.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
116(a) (29 U.S.C. 2831(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraph (3) and (4), respectively. 
(b) SINGLE LOCAL AREA STATES.—Section 116(b) 
(29 U.S.C. 2831(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SINGLE LOCAL AREA STATES.— 
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‘‘(1) CONTINUATION
OF
PREVIOUS
DESIGNA-
TION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Gov-
ernor of any State that was a single local area for 
purposes of this title as of January 1, 2011, may 
continue to designate the State as a single local area 
for purposes of this title if the Governor identifies 
the State as a local area in the State plan under sec-
tion 112(b)(5). 
‘‘(2) NEW DESIGNATION.—The Governor of a 
State not described in paragraph (1) may designate 
the State as a single local area if, prior to the sub-
mission of the State plan or modification to such 
plan so designating the State, no local area meeting 
the requirements for automatic designation under 
subsection (a) requests such designation as a sepa-
rate local area. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT ON LOCAL PLAN.—In any case in 
which the local area is the State pursuant to this 
subsection, the local plan under section 118 shall be 
submitted to the Secretary for approval as part of 
the State plan under section 112.’’. 
(c) REGIONAL
PLANNING.—Section 116(c) (29 
U.S.C. 2831(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The State may require the local boards 
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for the designated region to prepare a single regional 
plan that incorporates the elements of the local plan 
under section 118 and that is submitted and ap-
proved in lieu of separate local plans under such sec-
tion.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘employment 
statistics’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce and labor mar-
ket information’’. 
SEC. 106. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 
(a) COMPOSITION.—Section 117(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
2832(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ‘‘, busi-
nesses that are in the leading industries in the 
local area, and large and small businesses in 
the local area’’ after ‘‘local area’’; 
(B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) a superintendent of the local sec-
ondary school system, the president or 
chief executive officer of a post-secondary 
educational institution (including commu-
nity colleges, where such entities exist), 
and an administrator of local entities pro-
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viding adult education and literacy activi-
ties;’’; 
(C) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘representatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘one or more representatives’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or by labor organiza-
tions in the local area’’ after ‘‘federations’’; 
(D) in clause (iv)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘representatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘one or more representatives’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon and in-
serting ‘‘and faith-based organizations; 
and’’; 
(E) in clause (v) by inserting ‘‘one or 
more’’ before ‘‘representatives’’; and 
(F) by striking clause (vi); 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) except for the individuals described in 
subparagraph (A)(ii), shall not include any indi-
vidual who is employed by an entity receiving 
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funds for the provision of services under chap-
ters 4 or 5.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY
OF
BOARD
MEMBERS.—Section 
117(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 2832(b) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND REP-
RESENTATION’’ after ‘‘MEMBERS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the local board who are representatives described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be present to constitute a 
quorum. The Board may hold hearings without a 
quorum, but any recommendation of the Board may 
be passed only at a meeting for which there is a 
quorum present.’’. 
(c) 
FUNCTIONS.—Section 
117(d) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2832(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘by award-
ing grants’’ and all that follows through ‘‘youth 
council’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2)(D) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PRO-
VIDERS
OF
WORK
READY
SERVICES.—If the 
one-stop operator does not provide the work 
ready services described in section 134(c)(2) in 
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the local area, the local board shall identify eli-
gible providers of such services in the local area 
by awarding contracts.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking clause (ii) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) STAFF.—The local board may 
employ staff to assist in carrying out the 
functions described in this subsection.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘, and ensure 
the appropriate use and management of the funds 
provided under this title for such programs, activi-
ties, and system’’ after ‘‘area’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS 
SYSTEM’’ and inserting ‘‘WORKFORCE
AND 
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘employment statistics sys-
tem’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce and labor mar-
ket information system’’; 
(6) by amending paragraph (8) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(8) 
CONVENING, 
BROKERING, 
AND 
LEVERAGING.—The local board shall support a com-
prehensive workforce investment system for the local 
area and promote the participation by private sector 
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employers, service providers, and other stakeholders 
in such system. The Board shall ensure the effective 
provision, 
through 
the 
system, 
of 
convening, 
brokering, and leveraging activities, through inter-
mediaries such as the one-stop operator in the local 
area or through other organizations, to assist such 
employers in meeting hiring needs. Such activities 
may include— 
‘‘(A) convening private sector employers, 
including small employers, labor, economic de-
velopment, and education leaders in the area to 
align system missions and services, and to iden-
tify and meet the employment, education, and 
skills training needs of the local area in support 
of regional and local economic growth strate-
gies; 
‘‘(B) providing leadership in the design 
and implementation of a comprehensive work-
force development system that extends beyond 
those programs authorized under title I of this 
Act (including programs identified in section 
121(b)) for the local area; 
‘‘(C) brokering relationships and service 
arrangements across system stakeholders and 
partners; and 
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‘‘(D) leveraging resources other than those 
provided under title I of this Act, including 
public and private resources, to significantly ex-
pand resources available for employment and 
training activities identified as necessary in the 
local area.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.—The local 
board shall develop strategies for technology im-
provements to facilitate access to services, in remote 
areas, for services authorized under this subtitle and 
carried out in the local area.’’. 
(d) 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 
117(f) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2832(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) WORK READY SERVICES, DESIGNATION, OR 
CERTIFICATION AS ONE-STOP OPERATORS.—A local 
board may provide work ready services described in 
section 134(c)(2) through a one-stop delivery system 
described in section 121 or be designated or certified 
as a one-stop operator only with the agreement of 
the chief elected official and the Governor.’’. 
(e) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Section 117(g)(1) (29 
U.S.C. 2832(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or partici-
pate in action taken’’ after ‘‘vote’’. 
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(f) AUTHORITY
TO
ESTABLISH
COUNCILS
AND 
ELIMINATION
OF REQUIREMENT
FOR YOUTH COUN-
CILS.—Section 117(h) (29 U.S.C. 2832(h)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(h) ESTABLISHMENT
OF COUNCILS.—The local 
board may establish councils to provide information and 
advice to assist the local board in carrying out activities 
under this title. Such councils may include a council com-
posed of one-stop partners to advise the local board on 
the operation of the one-stop delivery system, a youth 
council composed of experts and stakeholders in youth 
programs to advise the local board on activities for youth, 
and such other councils as the local board determines are 
appropriate.’’. 
(g) ALTERNATIVE ENTITY PROVISION.—Section 117 
(29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘section 
116(a)(2)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
116(a)(2)(A)(iii)’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
134(d)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 134(c)(4)’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘, and paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (h),’’; 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) was in existence on August 7, 1998, 
pursuant to State law; and’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(E) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), 
by inserting ‘‘one or more’’ before ‘‘representa-
tives’’. 
SEC. 107. LOCAL PLAN. 
(a) PLANNING CYCLE.—Section 118(a) (29 U.S.C. 
2833(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and inserting 
‘‘2-year’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Section 118(b) (29 U.S.C. 2833(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) a description of the one-stop delivery sys-
tem to be established or designated in the local area, 
including a description of how the local board will 
ensure the continuous improvement of eligible pro-
viders of services through the system and ensure 
that such providers meet the employment needs of 
local employers and participants;’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including a description of how the local 
area will implement the requirements of section 
134(c)(4)(G) relating to ensuring that training serv-
ices are linked to occupations that are in demand’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘statewide 
rapid response activities’’ and inserting ‘‘statewide 
activities’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (13) and inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) a description of the strategies and serv-
ices that will be initiated in the local area to more 
fully engage all employers, including small employ-
ers, in workforce investment activities, to make the 
workforce investment system more relevant to the 
needs of area businesses, and to better coordinate 
workforce investment and economic development ef-
forts, which may include the implementation of inno-
vative initiatives such as incumbent worker training 
programs, sectoral and industry cluster strategies, 
regional skills alliance initiatives, career ladder pro-
grams, utilization of effective business inter-
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mediaries, and other business services and strategies 
designed to meet the needs of area employers and 
contribute to the economic well-being of the local 
area, as determined appropriate by the local board, 
consistent with the objectives of this title; 
‘‘(11) a description of how the local board will 
facilitate access to services provided through the 
one-stop delivery system involved in remote areas, 
including facilitating access through the use of tech-
nology, as appropriate; 
‘‘(12) how the local area will serve the employ-
ment and training needs of individuals with disabil-
ities, consistent with section 188 and Executive 
Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note) including the 
provision of outreach, intake, assessments, and serv-
ice delivery, the development of performance meas-
ures, the training of staff, and other aspects of ac-
cessibility to program services, consistent with sec-
tions 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; 
and’’. 
SEC. 108. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) ONE-STOP PARTNERS.— 
(1) REQUIRED PARTNERS.—Section 121(b)(1) 
(29 U.S.C. 2841(b)(1)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) ROLES
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF 
ONE-STOP PARTNERS.—Each entity that carries 
out a program or activities described in sub-
paragraph (B) shall— 
‘‘(i) provide access through the one- 
stop delivery system to the programs and 
activities carried out by the entity, includ-
ing making the work ready services de-
scribed in section 134(c)(2) that are appli-
cable to the program of the entity available 
at the one-stop centers (in addition to any 
other appropriate locations); 
‘‘(ii) use a portion of the funds avail-
able to the program of the entity to main-
tain the one-stop delivery system, including 
payment of the infrastructure costs of one- 
stop centers in accordance with subsection 
(h); 
‘‘(iii) enter into a local memorandum 
of understanding with the local board re-
lating to the operation of the one-stop sys-
tem that meets the requirements of sub-
section (c); 
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‘‘(iv) participate in the operation of 
the one-stop system consistent with the 
terms of the memorandum of under-
standing, the requirements of this title, 
and the requirements of the Federal laws 
authorizing the programs carried out by 
the entity; and 
‘‘(v) provide representation on the 
State board to the extent provided under 
section 111.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking clauses (ii) and (v); 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
(iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, 
and by redesignating clauses (vi) through 
(xii) as clauses (iv) through (x), respec-
tively; 
(iii) in clause (ix) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in clause (x) (as so redesignated), 
by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(v) by inserting after clause (x)(as so 
redesignated) the following: 
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‘‘(xi) programs authorized under part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), subject to subpara-
graph (C); and 
‘‘(xii) programs authorized under sec-
tion 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)), subject to 
subparagraph (C).’’; and 
(C) by adding after subparagraph (B) the 
following: 
‘‘(C) 
DETERMINATION
BY
THE
GOV-
ERNOR.—The program referred to in clauses 
(xi) and (xii) of subparagraph (B) shall be in-
cluded as a required partner for purposes of 
this title in a State unless the Governor of the 
State notifies the Secretary and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (in the case of 
the program referred to in clause (xi) of sub-
paragraph (B)), or the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (in the case of the pro-
gram referred to in clause (xii) of subparagraph 
(B)) in writing of a determination by the Gov-
ernor not to include such programs as required 
partners for purposes of this title in the 
State.’’. 
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uals in the civilian labor force who are ages 
16 through 19 in each local area, com-
pared to the total number of individuals in 
the civilian labor force who are ages 16 
through 19 in all local areas in the State; 
‘‘(ii) 331⁄3 percent shall be allotted on 
the basis of the relative number of unem-
ployed individuals in each local area, com-
pared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals in all local areas in the State; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 331⁄3 percent on the basis of the 
relative number of disadvantaged youth 
who are ages 16 through 21 in each local 
area, compared to the total number of dis-
advantaged youth who are ages 16 through 
21 in all local areas in the State. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PERCENT-
AGES.—The Governor shall ensure that no local 
area shall receive an allocation for a fiscal year 
under this paragraph that is less than 90 per-
cent or greater than 130 percent of the alloca-
tion percentage of the local area for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
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