Senate WIA markup postponed.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) has postponed the scheduled June 29 markup of the proposed Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization bill. Committee staff have indicated that they are continuing to work on the draft bill to resolve outstanding issues, and the markup is now tentatively scheduled for July 13.*

National Skills Coalition has posted the current staff discussion drafts for Titles I-V of the proposed legislation - released by the committee earlier this month - as well as analysis of the draft bill. NSC has also provided recommendations to the HELP Committee to help ensure that the reauthorized WIA better addresses the skill requirements of workers and businesses in today's economy, with a focus on five key areas—sector partnerships, career pathways, credential measurement, system-wide measures, and the workforce innovation fund. NSC has submitted detailed legislative language for each of these areas of comment, offering recommendations for strengthening key provisions of the bill. We look forward to working with the committee to quickly reauthorize this important legislation.

NSC will continue to monitor developments relating to the committee markup, and will provide analysis of the draft bill as new information becomes available. For the latest news, subscribe to NSC’s RSS feed or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

*Note: The original post has been updated to reflect rescheduled markup date.