Title: WIRED Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Widening Internet Readiness for Employment Development Act or the WIRED Act
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand one-stop delivery system requirements to include online access. (One-stop delivery systems provide comprehensive career and employment training services.)
The Department of Labor must establish certain standards and best practices for the provision of employment and training services through electronic means by one-stop delivery systems. The services provided online must include addresses, hours, and services of physical one-stop centers in a local area; incorporate social media and networking capabilities; be accessible to mobile devices; and provide other employment-seeking assistance.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3088 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3088

 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require one-
stop delivery systems under such Act to offer services through internet 
websites and to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop standards and 
       best practices for such websites, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2017

Mr. Swalwell of California (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Hudson) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require one-
stop delivery systems under such Act to offer services through internet 
websites and to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop standards and 
       best practices for such websites, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Widening Internet Readiness for 
Employment Development Act'' or the ``WIRED Act''.

SEC. 2. ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES.

    (a) Online Provision of One-Stop Services.--Subparagraph (D) of 
section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3151(e)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) as applicable and practicable, shall make 
                programs, services, and activities accessible to 
                individuals through electronic means that meet the 
                standards and incorporate the best practices 
                established by the Secretary of Labor under subsection 
                (j), including through an internet website that is 
                unique to the particular one-stop delivery system.''.
    (b) Standards and Best Practices for Online Provision of Services 
by One-Stop Delivery Systems.--Section 121 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3951) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(j) Standards and Best Practices for Provision of Services 
Through Electronic Means.--After soliciting public comments and 
consulting with and receiving input from relevant parties, including 
State workforce development boards, the Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Federal agencies responsible for the programs and 
activities described in subsection (b)(1)(B), shall establish and 
maintain standards and best practices for the provision of services 
through electronic means, including for internet websites maintained by 
one-stop delivery systems under subsection (e)(2)(D). Such standards 
and best practices shall include--
            ``(1) a requirement for user-friendly, up-to-date websites 
        available to all individuals seeking one-stop services, 
        including individuals with barriers to employment;
            ``(2) a requirement that such websites prominently display 
        the address and hours of operation of all physical one-stop 
        centers in the local area, and a description of services 
        provided in and events held at each such center;
            ``(3) best practices for incorporating social media and 
        networking capabilities into such websites;
            ``(4) best practices for making such websites accessible by 
        mobile devices to the extent practicable;
            ``(5) best practices for providing, through electronic 
        means, services such as resume assistance, cover letter review, 
        job searching, interview preparations, and online employment-
        related practice tests, through videos, video-conferencing, or 
        other means; and
            ``(6) best practices for assuring a secure network and the 
        protection of any personal information.''.
    (c) Deadline.--The Secretary shall establish the initial standards 
and best practices required by section 121(j) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (as added by subsection (b)) not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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