Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research | BILL ANALYSIS |
Higher Education Committee |
HB 2675
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Brief Description: Updating workforce investment act references and making no substantive changes.
Sponsors: Representatives Sells, Haler, Reykdal, Manweller, Ormsby, Ryu, Moscoso, Hayes, Zeiger, Johnson and Santos; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.
Brief Summary of Bill |
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Hearing Date: 1/26/16
Staff: Megan Mulvihill (786-7304).
Background:
The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) was enacted in 1998 to reform job training programs, create a comprehensive workforce investment system, and establish the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was enacted on July 22, 2014, to supersede the WIA and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The WIOA reforms the public workforce system by consolidating job training programs under a single umbrella. Services for unemployed adults, dislocated workers, low-income youth, limited English proficient individuals, those with low literacy skills, and individuals with disabilities seeking vocational rehabilitation are prioritized under WIOA. The WIOA became effective on July 1, 2015, but the new State Unified Plans and Common Performance Accountability provisions take effect July 1, 2016.
The WIA established local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to direct activities for the local workforce investment system. The WIA required that each of the WIBs develop a local strategic plan and oversee the state's WorkSource employment centers. The WIOA changes the name of the WIBs to Workforce Development Boards. Washington has 12 Workforce Development Boards.
Summary of Bill:
References in statute are changed as follows:
Workforce Investment Act to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
Workforce Investment Board to the Workforce Development Board; and
Various Public Law references are updated to reflect the new citations.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.