The U.S. departments of Labor and Education have collectively issued five rules to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128). Today, the U.S. departments of Labor and Education announce the advanced posting of the following:
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Department of Labor-only Final Rule
- Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act); Final Rule
- State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on use of subminimum wage; Final Rule
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Miscellaneous program changes; Final Rule
These rules will formally publish in the Federal Register in the coming weeks and will be available on the Federal Register’s public inspection website at https://www.federalregister.gov/. For a preview of these documents, please visit https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/, https://www.ed.gov/aefla, and http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/wioa-reauthorization.html.
Visit www.ed.gov/AEFLA to find the Press release, fact sheets, FAQs, and additional resources related to the release. For more information and the most recent updates, please visit the Department of Labor’s WIOA landing page at www.doleta.gov/WIOA and the Innovation and Opportunity Network on WorkforceGPS (ION), which features technical assistance on strategies fundamental to WIOA implementation.
Watch this video to learn about what WIOA means and how to access the available services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJgYKa_T7s
Disclaimer: This regulation has been submitted to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) for publication, and is currently pending placement on public inspection at the OFR and publication in the Federal Register. This version of the regulations may vary slightly from the published document if minor technical or formatting changes are made during the OFR review process. Only the version published in the Federal Register is the official regulation.