1205-AB73 201510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

On July 22, 2014, the President signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128).  WIOA repeals the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act. (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)  The Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on April 16, 2015 that proposed to implement the changes WIOA makes to the public workforce system in regulations.  Through the NPRM, the Department proposed ways to carry out the purposes of WIOA to provide workforce investment activities, through State and local workforce development systems, that increase employment, retention, and earnings of participants, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation. The Department is analyzing the comments received and developing a final rule. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Not Yet Determined Section 503(f) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 113-128) Statutory NPRM 01/22/2015 Public Law 113-128 Statutory Final 01/18/2016 Yes

On July 22, 2014, the President signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) into law. WIOA repeals the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and amends the Wagner-Peyser Act. As a result, the WIA and Wagner-Peyser regulations no longer reflect current law and we must change. Therefore, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to implement the WIOA. The Department is moving forward in analyzing comments received and developing a final rule.

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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128), signed by the President on July 22, 2014. Section 503(f) of WIOA requires that the Department issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and then Final Rule that implements the changes WIOA makes to the public workforce system in regulations.

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Since Congress statutorily directed the Department of Labor to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Final Rule that implements the changes WIOA makes to the public workforce system there is no alternative.

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]]> NPRM 04/16/2015 80 FR 20690 NPRM Comment Period End 06/15/2015 Analyze Comments 11/00/2015 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State Tribal No No Yes No Portia Wu Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 639-2700 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Washington DC 20210