105-220 ) is the primary federal program that supports workforce development. The authorizations for appropriations for most programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 ( P.L. 105-220 ) expired at the end of FY2003. Since that time, WIA programs have been funded through the annual appropriations process. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a markup of S. 1356 on July 31, 2013, and ordered the bill reported by a vote of 18 to 3. WIA established the One-Stop delivery system as a way to co-locate and coordinate the activities of multiple employment programs for adults, youth, and various targeted subpopulations. The delivery of these services occurs primarily through more than 3,000 career centers nationwide. Major Provisions of Title IV of WIA and Title V of S. 1356 . S. 1356 would maintain the existing One-Stop delivery system as the delivery mechanism for employment and training services but would change the governing structure, performance accountability, and some programs. To address coordination and alignment, S. 1356 would
add the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as a required One-Stop partner (optional partner under current WIA); add requirements for Workforce Development Boards (WDBs, renamed from current Workforce Investment Boards) to coordinate, align programs, and reduce duplicative services; require a Unified State Plan (USP) for core programs—state formula grants, adult education, the Employment Service, and Vocational Rehabilitation; allow a Combined State Plan (CSP) that would include core programs and at least one other One-Stop partner program; expand demonstration and evaluation activities to emphasize collaborative partnerships across institutions and strategies to improve outcomes for individuals with barriers to employment; and establish and authorize appropriations for Workforce Innovation and Replication Grants (WIRG) and Youth Innovation and Replication Grants (YIRG); the WIRG program would provide competitive grants to states and localities to develop and implement innovative strategies to align programs and create coordination in workforce strategies and the YIRG program would provide competitive grants to states and localities to develop and implement strategies and programs (e.g., career pathways) to improve education and employment outcomes for youth. Note on Terminology

This section discusses Title V of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA; P.L. 105-220) is the primary federal program that supports workforce development activities, including job search assistance, career development, and job training. WIA established the One-Stop delivery system as a way to co-locate and coordinate the activities of multiple employment programs for adults, youth, and various targeted subpopulations. The delivery of these services occurs primarily through more than 3,000 One-Stop career centers nationwide.
WIA includes four main titles that cover employment and training services, adult education and literacy services, the employment service, and vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. The authorizations for appropriations for most programs under WIA expired at the end of FY2003. Since that time, WIA programs have been funded through the annual appropriations process.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a markup of S. 1356 (the Workforce Investment Act of 2013) on July 31, 2013, and ordered the bill reported by a vote of 18 to 3. S. 1356 would reauthorize WIA through 2018.
S. 1356 would maintain the One-Stop delivery system established by WIA but would make changes to the programs, services, and governing structure of WIA, through changes to Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), state plan requirements, national programs, and alignment and coordination provisions across all titles. Some of the major changes include the adoption of primary indicators of performance across all WIA titles, the requirement of a Unified State Plan that includes all core programs, the authorization of innovation and replication grants, greater emphasis on economic and employment outcomes for adult education programs, and expanded services for youth and students with disabilities.
This report provides a comparison of major themes in current WIA and in S. 1356.