WIOA Technical Amendments Act
Public Law 114-18 · S. 1124 · 114th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on May 22, 2015 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
WIOA Technical Amendments Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to revise requirements for local workforce development areas involved in statewide workforce investment activities as well as youth, adult, and dislocated worker employment and training activities.
The governor of a state may approve a request for local workforce development area designation of any area served by a rural concentrated employment program.
Local workforce development boards requirements are revised.
A state may use as an alternative workforce development board only a local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that was in existence the day before enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Currently such an alternative local entity is eligible for designation as a local workforce development board if it has been in existence as late as the day before the enactment of the WIOA on July 22, 2014.
Certain technical amendments are made to performance accountability requirements for statewide and local workforce investment programs.
The Department of Labor shall ensure that states receive an allotment for a fiscal year for adult employment and training activities and for dislocated worker employment and training activities and statewide workforce investment activities equal to at least 90% of the state's allotment for the preceding fiscal year.
(Sec. 3) This bill also amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with respect to the terms of service requirements for members of the National Council on Disability, making them (unchanged in detail) effective only as of July 21, 2014.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 1031Identical bill
WIOA Technical Amendments Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- May 22, 2015Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-18.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 14, 2015FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- May 12, 2015FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Foxx asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
- May 8, 2015FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- May 7, 2015FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 6, 2015FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Apr 28, 2015CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Alexander. Without written report.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 1215SenateSen. Lamar AlexanderR-TN· offered May 6, 2015Agreed to
In the nature of a substitute.
May 6, 2015: Amendment SA 1215 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.