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On March 20, key Democratic members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee — Ranking Member George Miller (D-CA), Higher Education and Workforce Training subcommittee ranking member Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), and Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) — introduced the “Workforce Investment Act of 2012,” a bill to modernize and strengthen the nation’s public workforce system and ensure that all U.S. workers and businesses are able to get the skills they need to compete in today’s economy.
NSC has prepared section-by-section summaries of Title I (Workforce Investment Systems) and Title II (Adult Education and Literacy).
NSC sent a letter to Reps. Tierney, Miller, and Hinojosa on March 23 supporting key provisions of the bill, particularly efforts in the bill to:
We will continue to provide updates and analysis on this bill and other legislation relating to WIA reauthorization as new information becomes available.
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