Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
In 1998, Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), replacing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) as the largest single source of federal funding for workforce development activities. WIA was to create a universal access system of one-stop career centers, which would provide access to training and employment services for a range of workers, including low-income adults, low-income youth, and dislocated workers.
The Workforce Alliance continues to work with local stakeholders and federal policymakers to improve WIA, so that it might increase the number of US workers in skilled jobs within their communities.
TWA Platform and Overview
WIA Fact Sheet, TWA Policy Platform, 110th Congress (Updated February 2008)
TWA's Priorities for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, 110th Congress
TWA's Testimony on WIA Reauthorization before the House Committee on Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, & Competitiveness (June 2007)
TWA's Overview of WIA (Title I)
TWA's Overview of Adult Education and Family Literacy (Title II)
TWA's Overview of Wagner-Peyser (Title III)
TWA's Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants (Title IV)
WIA FY05-08 Funding Levels by State (April 2007)
Current Federal Law
TWA State by State Analysis of WIA Federal Funding Trends
Legislation Text: "Workforce Investment Act of 1998"
Agency Regulations & Guidance
USDOL's WIA Final Rule (2000)
TEGL 30-05: Program Year 2006 Planning Instructions and Allotments for State Applicants (May 2006)
TWA Analysis of State Waiver Requests (November 2006)
Legislative Proposals
Bill Comparisons
TWA-CLASP Side-by-Side Comparison of Title I Provisions in House and Senate WIA Reauthorization Bills (1/21/04)
House of Representatives
House WIA Reauthorization Bill, H.R. 27 (03/02/05)
TWA Letter Regarding H.R. 27, The Job Training Improvement Act of 2005 (2/16/05)
Senate
Senate WIA Reauthorization Bill, S. 1021 (05/18/05)
TWA Letter to Senate HELP Committee on WIA Reauthorization as Contained in S. 9 (04/11/05)
Bush Administration
Bush Administration's WIA Reauthorization Proposal (03/07/03)
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