,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,mr4 ,wenstrup 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 and ,mr4     
,smith of ,nebraska7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend part ,a of title   
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,workforce ,opportunity ,realignment    
,kickstart ,act or the ,,work ,act4  #b4
 ,promoting accountability by measuring 
work outcomes ,section #djg7;a7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjg7;a77 is amended to read as follows3
  7a7 ,performance accountability and   

work outcomes  7#a7 ,purpose ,the       
purpose of this subsection is to provide
 for the establishment of performance   
accountability measures to assess the   
effectiveness of ,states in increasing  
employment1 retention1 and advancement  
among families receiving assistance     
under the ,state program funded under   
this part4  7#b7 ,in general ,a ,state  
to which a grant is made under section  
#djc for a fiscal year shall achieve the
 requisite level of performance on an   
indicator described in paragraph        
7#c77;,b7 of this subsection for the    
fiscal year4  7#c7 ,measuring state     
performance  7,a7 ,in general ,each     
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary1 shall collect and submit to 
the ,secretary the information necessary
 to measure the level of performance of 
the ,state for each indicator described 
in subparagraph 7,b71 for fiscal year   
#bjba and each fiscal year thereafter1  
and the ,secretary shall use the        
information collected for fiscal year   

#bjba to establish the baseline level of
 performance for each ,state for each   
such indicator4  7,b7 ,indicators of    
performance ,the indicators described in
 this subparagraph1 for a fiscal year1  
are the following3 7i7 ,the percentage  
of individuals who were work-eligible   
individuals as of the time of exit from 
the program1 who are in unsubsidized    
employment during the #bnd quarter after
 the exit4  7ii7 ,the percentage of     
individuals who were work-eligible      
individuals who were in unsubsidized    
employment in the #bnd quarter after the
 exit1 who are also in unsubsidized     
employment during the #dth quarter after
 the exit4  7iii7 ,the median earnings  
of individuals who were work-eligible   
individuals as of the time of exit from 
the program1 who are in unsubsidized    
employment during the #bnd quarter after
 the exit4  7iv7 ,the percentage of     
individuals who have not attained #bd   
years of age1 are attending high school 
or enrolled in an equivalency program1  

and are work-eligible individuals or    
were work-eligible individuals as of the
 time of exit from the program1 who     
obtain a high school degree or its      
recognized equivalent while receiving   
assistance under the ,state program     
funded under this part or within #a year
 after the exit4  7,c7 ,levels of       
performance  7i7 ,agreement on requisite
 performance level for each indicator   
7,i7 ,in general ,for each ,state       
submitting a ,state plan pursuant to    
section #djb7;a71 the ,secretary and the
 ,state shall negotiate the requisite   
level of performance for the ,state with
 respect to each indicator described in 
subparagraph 7,b71 for each of fiscal   
years #bjba through #bjbd1 and in the   
case of each of fiscal years #bjbb      
through #bjbd1 shall do so before the   
beginning of the respective fiscal year4
  7,,ii7 ,requirements in establishing  
performance levels ,in establishing the 
requisite levels of performance1 the    
,state and the ,secretary shall-- 7aa7  

take into account how the levels        
involved compare with the levels        
established for other ,states2 and  7bb7
 ensure the levels involved are         
adjusted1 using the objective           
statistical model referred to in clause 
7iii71 based on-- 7,,aa7 the differences
 among ,states in economic conditions1  
including differences in unemployment   
rates or employment losses or gains in  
particular industries2 and 7,,bb7 the   
characteristics of participants on entry
 into the program1 including indicators 
of prior work history1 lack of          
educational or occupational skills      
attainment1 or other factors that may   
affect employment and earnings2 and     
7,,cc7 take into account the extent to  
which the levels involved promote       
continuous improvement in performance by
 each ,state4  7ii7 ,revisions based on 
economic conditions and individuals     
receiving assistance during the fiscal  
year ,the ,secretary shall1 in          
accordance with the objective           

statistical model referred to in clause 
7iii71 revise the requisite levels of   
performance for a ,state and a fiscal   
year to reflect the economic conditions 
and characteristics of the relevant     
individuals in the ,state during the    
fiscal year4  7iii7 ,statistical        
adjustment model ,the ,secretary shall  
use an objective statistical model to   
make adjustments to the requisite levels
 of performance for the economic        
conditions and characteristics of the   
relevant individuals1 and shall consult 
with the ,secretary of ,labor to develop
 a model that is the same as or similar 
to the model described in section       
#aaf7;b77#c77;,a77viii7 of the          
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#c77;,a77viii774  7iv7        
,definition of exit ,in this subsection1
 the term exit means1 with respect to a 
,state program funded under this part1  
ceases to a receive a benefit under the 
program4  7,d7 ,state option to         

establish common exit measures          
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,c77iv7  
of this paragraph1 a ,state that has not
 provided the notification under section
 #aba7;b77#a77;,c77ii7 of the ,workforce
 ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act to   
exclude the ,state program funded under 
this part as a mandatory one-stop       
partner may adopt an alternative        
definition of exit for the purpose of   
creating common exit measures to improve
 alignment with workforce programs      
operated under title ,i of such ,act4   
7,e7 ,regulations ,in order to ensure   
nationwide comparability of data1 the   
,secretary1 after consultation the      
,secretary of ,labor and with ,states1  
shall issue regulations governing the   
establishment of the performance        
accountability system under this        
subsection and a template for           
performance reports to be used by all   
,states consistent with subsection 7b74 
4  #c4 ,expansion of authority to       
transfer funds to other programs        

,section #djd7;d7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjd7;d77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 by striking #cj and inserting #ej2 
and  7,b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 ,title ,i of the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,funds transferred to the ,,wioa ,in the
 case of funds transferred under        
paragraph 7#a77;,c7 of this subsection--
 7i7 all of the funds will be used to   
support families eligible for assistance
 under the ,state program funded under  
this part2 and  7ii7 not more than #ae  
percent of the funds will be reserved   
for statewide workforce investment      
activities referred to in section       
#abh7;a77#a7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act4  2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 ,exclusion of ,states  
excluding the ,state ,,jobs program as a
 mandatory one-stop partner under the   

,,wioa ,the authority provided by this  
subsection may not be exercised by a    
,state that has provided the            
notification referred to in section     
#djg7;a77#c77;,d74  4  #d4              
,modifications to ,state plans  ,section
 #djb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by adding at   
the end the following3  7ix7 ,describe  
coordination with other programs1       
including whether the ,state intends to 
exercise authority provided by section  
#djd7;d7 of this ,act to transfer any   
funds paid to the ,state under this     
part1 provide assurance that1 in the    
case of a transfer to carry out a       
program under title ,i of the ,workforce
 ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act1 the 
,state will comply with section         
#djd7;d77#c77;,c7 of this ,act and      
coordinate with the one-stop delivery   
system under the ,workforce ,innovation 
and ,opportunity ,act1 and describe how 
the ,state will coordinate with the     

programs involved to provide services to
 families receiving assistance under the
 program referred to in clause 7i7 of   
this subparagraph4  2 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
#b-,year plan ,a plan submitted pursuant
 to this section shall be designed to be
 implemented during a #b-year period4   
7e7 ,combined plan allowed ,a ,state may
 submit to the ,secretary and the       
,secretary of ,labor a combined ,state  
plan that meets the requirements of     
subsections 7a7 and 7d7 and that is for 
programs and activities under the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act4  4  #e4 ,effective date ,the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on ,october #a1 #bjai4