I 
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. 
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 and Edu-
cation Partnership Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION 
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
(a) YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 129(b)(2) of 
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the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) developing partnerships between edu-
cational institutions (including area career and 
technical education schools and institutions of 
higher education) and employers to create or 
improve workforce development programs to ad-
dress the identified education and skill needs of 
the workforce and the employment needs of em-
ployers in the regions of the State, as deter-
mined based on the most recent analysis con-
ducted under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
section 102(b)(1).’’. 
(b) STATEWIDE ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 
134(a)(3)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(xv) developing partnerships between 
educational institutions (including area ca-
reer and technical education schools and 
institutions of higher education) and em-
ployers to create or improve workforce de-
velopment programs to address the identi-
fied education and skill needs of the work-
force and the employment needs of employ-
ers in the regions of the State, as deter-
mined based on the most recent analysis 
conducted under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 102(b)(1).’’. 
(c) LOCAL ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS
FOR
HIGH-DEMAND
OCCUPATIONS.—Section 
134(d)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (xii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) the development of partner-
ships between educational institutions (in-
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cluding area career and technical education 
schools and institutions of higher edu-
cation) and employers to create or improve 
workforce development programs to ad-
dress the identified education and skill 
needs of the workforce and the employ-
ment needs of employers in the region, as 
determined based on the most recent anal-
ysis conducted by the local board under 
section 107(d)(2).’’. 
Æ 
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