2019-12111: Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility

Summary

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if finalized, would give States increased flexibility in their administration of Employment Service (ES) activities funded under the Wagner-Peyser Act. The proposed changes would modernize the regulations to align them with the flexibility allowed under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The changes would also give States the flexibility to staff employment and farmworker-outreach services in the most effective and efficient way, using a combination of State employees, local government employees, contracted services, and other staffing models in the way that makes the most sense for them. This in turn could leave more resources to help employers find employees, and to help employees find the work they need. The proposed changes are also consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, which requires the Department to identify outdated, inefficient, unnecessary, or overly burdensome regulations that should be repealed, replaced, or modified.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 4 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 20 CFR 651 General Provisions Governing the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service
• 20 CFR 652 Establishment and Functioning of State Employment Service
• 20 CFR 653 Services of the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service System
• 20 CFR 658 Administrative Provisions Governing the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service