Youth Employment

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Status: Leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives produced a compromise bill (WIOA), which must now be approved by the Senate and House of Representatives

 

Legislation

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
• Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (S. 1356)
• Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803)

NYEC WIA Resources

• NYEC WIA Reauthorization Recommendations for Title I Youth Activities - November 2009
• NYEC Recommendations to the House Education and Labor Committee on WIA Reauthorization
• NYEC's WIA Issue Brief
• 1998 Implementation Resources

NYEC WIA Positions

Job Creation

Legislation

• Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2012 (HR 4277, introduced by Rep. Conyers)