HR 6274 — One Door to Work Act

Summary

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a State innovation demonstration authority.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html November 07, 2023

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Also cites: 29 U.S.C. § 49e, 38 U.S.C. § 4215

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The bill establishes a new State innovation demonstration authority that allows states to apply for consolidated grants and waivers to implement demonstration projects for workforce development.

• 29 U.S.C. 3250

  A State may submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary may approve, a workforce flexibility plan under which the State is authorized to waive, in accordance with the plan— → The purpose of this section is to authorize any State to apply under this section on behalf of the entire State, or a local area or a consortium of local areas in the State, to receive the allotments or allocations of the State or the local areas, respectively, for youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities under this Act, and for activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as a consolidated grant for 5 years for the purpose of carrying out a demonstration project to pursue innovative reforms to achieve better outcomes for jobseekers, employers, and taxpayers.

  Replaces the existing workforce flexibility plan authorization with a broader State innovation demonstration authority.

• 29 U.S.C. 3250

  (1) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements applicable under this subchapter to local areas, pursuant to applications for such waivers from the local areas, except for requirements relating to the basic purposes of this subchapter, wage and labor standards, grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, eligibility of participants, allocation of funds to local areas, establishment and functions of local areas and local boards, procedures for review and approval of local plans, and worker rights, participation, and protection; → (1) Waivers and demonstration grant amounts.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the demonstration period applicable to a demonstration project approved for a State pursuant to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary shall comply with each of the following: (A) Waivers.-- Subject to paragraph (2), waive for the State as a whole, or for the local area or the consortium of local areas in such State selected by the State to carry out such demonstration project-- (i) all the statutory and regulatory requirements of subtitle A, subtitle B, and this subtitle; and (ii) all the statutory or regulatory requirements of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g et seq.).

  Expands the waiver authority to include all statutory and regulatory requirements under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act for demonstration projects.

• 29 U.S.C. 3250

  The Secretary may approve a workforce flexibility plan for a period of not more than 5 years. → A demonstration project approved under this section for a State, local area, or consortium--(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year demonstration period; and (B) may be renewed for additional 5-year demonstration periods, if the State, local area, or consortium meets its expected levels of performance established under subsection (f)(1) for each of the final 3 years of the preceding 5-year period.

  Clarifies that demonstration projects can be conducted for 5 years and allows for renewals based on performance.

• 29 U.S.C. 3250

  Prior to submitting a workforce flexibility plan to the Secretary for approval, the State shall provide to all interested parties and to the general public adequate notice of and a reasonable opportunity for comment on the waiver requests proposed to be implemented pursuant to such plan. → To be eligible to carry out a demonstration project under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary may reasonably require, and containing the information described in paragraph (2).

  Changes the process for application submission for demonstration projects, setting out specific requirements for the application instead of public notice and comment on waiver requests.

• 29 U.S.C. 3250

  A State, local area, or consortium of local areas carrying out a demonstration project under this section--(A) shall comply with statutory or regulatory requirements of--(i) this Act relating to--(I) wage and labor standards; (II) nondisplacement protections; (III) participation and protection of workers and participants; (IV) nondiscrimination; (V) grievance procedures and judicial review; and (VI) performance accountability and reporting, except as otherwise provided in this section;

  Specifies compliance requirements for states and local areas involved in demonstration projects regarding key protections and accountability measures.

Action History

1. November 07, 2023

   Introduced in House

2. November 07, 2023

   Introduced in House

3. November 07, 2023

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

• Burgess Owens · Primary

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