What the bill does
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce development systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. (Sec. 3) Defines "core programs" to mean: (1) youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities, (2) adult education and literacy activities, (3) employment services, and (4) vocational rehabilitation services. Title I: Workforce Development Activities – Subtitle A: System Alignment – Chapter 1: State Provisions – (Sec. 101) Revises member composition of state workforce development boards (currently state workforce investment boards) to require at least 20% of a board to be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state. Requires a state board to assist the state governor in: (1) the review of statewide policies, statewide programs, and recommendations on actions to be taken by a state to align statewide workforce development programs that support a comprehensive and streamlined statewide workforce development system, and (2) the development of a statewide workforce and labor market information system. (Sec. 102) Requires states to have approved unified state plans with a four-year strategy for the core programs. Requires unified state plans to include: (1) a strategy, based on certain analyses, for aligning the core programs, as well as other state resources, to achieve the state's vision…
Subjects: Adult education and literacy, Appropriations, Assault and harassment offenses, Census and government statistics, Congressional oversight, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Crimes against children, Criminal justice information and records, Department of Education, Department of Labor