Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 8, 2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to: (1) eliminate members of the state legislature and representatives of labor organizations from state workforce investment boards, and (2) specify that representatives of business on a board represent large and small businesses with immediate and long-term employment opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations important to the state economy.
Requires a state board to assist the state governor by developing: (1) policies and programs that support a comprehensive statewide workforce development system, and (2) a statewide employment statistics system.
Revises requirements for: (1) a state workforce development plan; (2) local workforce investment areas, boards, and plans; (3) one-stop delivery systems; and (4) the allotment of federal funds among states for employment and training activities.
Eliminates specific funding for adult and dislocated worker employment and training. Specifies state use of federal funds to set up a Workforce Investment Fund, a Youth Workforce Investment Fund, a Veterans Workforce Investment Fund, and a Targeted Populations Workforce Investment Fund.
Revises requirements for: (1) within state allocations of funds; (2) the use of funds for state and local employment and training activities, including the hiring of local veterans' employment representatives; and (3) state performances measures
Requires state governors to use funds to award competitive grants for programs and activities to assist eligible youth in acquiring the education and skills, credentials, and employment experience necessary to succeed in the labor market.
Revises requirements for the state unified plan for adult education and literacy programs.
Repeals the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970, the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, the Snyder Act of 1921, the Indian Adult Vocational Training Act of 1956, and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as well as the Job Corps, the YouthBuild program, and other job programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and other specified Acts, including the National Guard Youth Challenge Program of opportunities for civilian youth.
Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA73) to require an eligible state to use a certain percentage of the federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation services to award grants to create practical job and career readiness and training programs and provide job placements and career advancement.
Repeals the authority of the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the Department of Education to make grants and contracts for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers; (2) recreational programs for such individuals; and (3) in-service training of vocational rehabilitation personnel.
Repeals title VI (Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities) of the RA73.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2011 to Jan 24, 2012; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jan 24, 2012 |
Withdrew 1 Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO Mar 6, 2012
Committees 8
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2012 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Dec 23, 2011Hearings Mar 8, 2012 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2012 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2011 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2011 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 7, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Jan 17, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
- Dec 23, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Dec 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Dec 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2011Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8319.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-55 | RENEWING THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR90 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-49 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3329, H.R. 3483, H.R. 3610, H.R. 3670, H.R. 3524, H.R. 4048, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4052, H.R. 4057 AND H.R. 4072110 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 8, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4297 | Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 | Related bill | Dec 14, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Economic development
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Employment and training programs
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Intergovernmental relations
- Labor and Employment
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
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