WIOA Technical Amendments Act

Bill: 114-s-1124
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2015-04-28
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Employment and training programs

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

National Council on Disability

Performance measurement

Rural conditions and development

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Became Public Law No: 114-18.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>WIOA Technical Amendments Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development area boards involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.</p> <p>A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.</p> <p>Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.</p> <p>The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.</p> <p>This bill amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.</p>

action_date: 2015-04-28
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>WIOA Technical Amendments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development area boards involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.</p> <p>A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.</p> <p>Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.</p> <p>The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill also amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.</p>

action_date: 2015-05-06
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p><b>WIOA Technical Amendments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development areas involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.</p> <p>The governor of a state may approve a request for local workforce development area designation of any area served by a rural concentrated employment program.</p> <p>Local workforce development boards requirements are revised. </p> <p>A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.</p> <p>Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.</p> <p>The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill also amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.</p>

action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>WIOA Technical Amendments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development areas involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.</p> <p>The governor of a state may approve a request for local workforce development area designation of any area served by a rural concentrated employment program.</p> <p>Local workforce development boards requirements are revised. </p> <p>A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.</p> <p>Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.</p> <p>The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill also amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.</p>

action_date: 2015-05-22
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>WIOA Technical Amendments Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development areas involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.</p> <p>The governor of a state may approve a request for local workforce development area designation of any area served by a rural concentrated employment program.</p> <p>Local workforce development boards requirements are revised. </p> <p>A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.</p> <p>Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.</p> <p>The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill also amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 61 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2015 Mr. Alexander , from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions , reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIOA Technical Amendments Act . 2. Amendments to Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (a) Local workforce development boards Section 107(i)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of enactment of this Act and inserting the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 . (b) Performance accountability system Section 116 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(VI) ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) . (c) State allotments Section 132(b) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b) ) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), by inserting less than after fiscal year that is . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 3. Establishment of National Council on Disability (a) In general Section 400(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 780(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) Each member of the National Council shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) (A) No member of the National Council may serve more than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of commencement of the first full term on the Council. Members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term full term means a term of 3 years. (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ).

April 28, 2015 Read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIOA Technical Amendments Act . 2. Amendments to Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (a) Designation of areas served by rural concentrated employment programs as local areas (1) In general Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3121(b) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Areas served by rural concentrated employment programs The Governor may approve, under paragraph (2) or (3), a request for designation as a local area from an area described in section 107(c)(1)(C). . (b) Local workforce development boards Section 107(i)(1)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of enactment of this Act and inserting the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 . (c) Performance accountability system Section 116 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(VI) ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) . (d) State allotments Section 132(b) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b) ) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), by inserting less than after fiscal year that is . (e) Conforming amendments (1) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(5) and inserting section 106(b)(6) . (2) Section 129(b)(1)(C) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking subsections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 106 and inserting subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2) of section 106 . (3) Section 134(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(6) and inserting section 106(b)(7) . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 3. Establishment of National Council on Disability (a) In general Section 400(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 780(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) Each member of the National Council shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) (A) No member of the National Council may serve more than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of commencement of the first full term on the Council. Members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term full term means a term of 3 years. (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ).

Passed the Senate May 6, 2015. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce AN ACT To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIOA Technical Amendments Act . 2. Amendments to Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (a) Designation of areas served by rural concentrated employment programs as local areas (1) In general Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3121(b) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Areas served by rural concentrated employment programs The Governor may approve, under paragraph (2) or (3), a request for designation as a local area from an area described in section 107(c)(1)(C). . (b) Local workforce development boards Section 107(i)(1)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of enactment of this Act and inserting the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 . (c) Performance accountability system Section 116 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(VI) ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) . (d) State allotments Section 132(b) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b) ) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), by inserting less than after fiscal year that is . (e) Conforming amendments (1) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(5) and inserting section 106(b)(6) . (2) Section 129(b)(1)(C) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking subsections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 106 and inserting subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2) of section 106 . (3) Section 134(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(6) and inserting section 106(b)(7) . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 3. Establishment of National Council on Disability (a) In general Section 400(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 780(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) Each member of the National Council shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) (A) No member of the National Council may serve more than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of commencement of the first full term on the Council. Members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term full term means a term of 3 years. (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ).

Passed the Senate May 6, 2015. Julie E. Adams, Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen S. 1124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIOA Technical Amendments Act . 2. Amendments to Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (a) Designation of areas served by rural concentrated employment programs as local areas (1) In general Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3121(b) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Areas served by rural concentrated employment programs The Governor may approve, under paragraph (2) or (3), a request for designation as a local area from an area described in section 107(c)(1)(C). . (b) Local workforce development boards Section 107(i)(1)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of enactment of this Act and inserting the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 . (c) Performance accountability system Section 116 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(VI) ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) . (d) State allotments Section 132(b) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3172(b) ) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), by inserting less than after fiscal year that is . (e) Conforming amendments (1) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(5) and inserting section 106(b)(6) . (2) Section 129(b)(1)(C) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking subsections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 106 and inserting subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2) of section 106 . (3) Section 134(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking section 106(b)(6) and inserting section 106(b)(7) . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 3. Establishment of National Council on Disability (a) In general Section 400(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 780(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) Each member of the National Council shall serve for a term of 3 years. (2) (A) No member of the National Council may serve more than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of commencement of the first full term on the Council. Members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken office. (B) As used in this paragraph, the term full term means a term of 3 years. (3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate