Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule rule (2016)

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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule rule is a significant rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor effective October 18, 2016, that amended regulations to implement reforms to workforce education and employment systems. The regulations implement activities administered by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).[1]
Timeline
The following timeline details key rulemaking activity:
- October 18, 2016: The final rule took effect.[1]
- August 19, 2016: The Department of Education and the Department of Labor published a final rule.[1]
- June 15, 2015: The Department of Education closed the comment period.[2]
- April 16, 2015: The Department of Education and the Department of Labor published a notice of proposed rulemaking and opened the comment period.[2]
- July 22, 2014: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama (D).
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President Barack Obama (D) signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014, which aimed "to improve coordination among the six core programs and other Federal programs that support employment services, workforce development, adult education and literacy, and vocational rehabilitation (VR) activities," according to the regulations published in the Federal Register. The law was sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R) as an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The law provides states with programs and services to help unemployed persons to attain employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in finding employment.[1][3]
The WIOA directed executive departments to implement regulations in an effort to streamline workforce systems to improve the quality of services provided. In response to the directive of the WIOA, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on April 16, 2015, to implement jointly administered activities.[2]
Summary of the rule
The following is a summary of the rule from the rule's entry in the Federal Register:
“ | The Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) (or, collectively, Departments) issue this Joint Final Rule to implement jointly administered activities authorized by title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) signed into law on July 22, 2014 (hereafter “Joint WIOA Final Rule”). Through these regulations, the Departments implement workforce education and employment system reforms and strengthen the nation's public workforce development system to provide increased economic opportunity and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century evolving labor market. This Joint WIOA Final Rule provides guidance for State and local workforce development systems that increase the skill and credential attainment, employment, retention, and earnings of participants, especially those with significant barriers to employment, thereby improving the quality of the workforce, reducing dependency on public benefits, increasing economic opportunity, and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.[1][4] | ” |
Summary of provisions
The following is a summary of the provisions from the final rule's entry in the Federal Register:[1]
“ | To implement those provisions of WIOA that affect the WIOA programs and which will be jointly administered by both Departments, these regulations implement a number of improvements that WIOA makes to the public workforce system. These include improvements to:
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Significant impact
- See also: Significant regulatory action
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) deemed this rule economically significant pursuant to Executive Order 12866. An agency rule can be deemed a significant rule if it has had or might have a large impact on the economy, environment, public health, or state or local governments. The term was defined by E.O. 12866, which was issued in 1993 by President Bill Clinton.[1]
Text of the rule
The full text of the rule is available below:[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Federal Register, "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule," August 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Register, "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking," April 16, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act," accessed April 11, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.