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On February 15, key Democratic members of the House Education and Workforce Committee – Ranking Member George Miller (D-CA), Higher Education and Workforce Training subcommittee Ranking Member Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), and Rep. John Tierney – introduced the Workforce Investment Act of 2013(H.R. 798), a bill to strengthen and modernize the nation’s workforce investment system.
The bill is driven by three core principles:
National Skills Coalition sent a letter to Reps. Tierney, Miller and Hinojosa on February 14, voicing support for key provisions of the bill, including efforts to:
House Democrats introduced a similar bill in the 112th Congress; unfortunately it was not considered by the committee. Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Kline has said he plans to put forth his vision for WIA reauthorization in the coming weeks.
NSC will provide additional updates as information becomes available.
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