S. 4526 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4526 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2024Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the types of one-stop centers used to provide services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Workforce Development Modernization Act. 2. One-stop centers Section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 1 physical center in each local area of the State; and and inserting 1 physical or virtual center in each local area of the State, or at 1 or more physical or virtual centers shared by adjacent local areas and not less than 1 such center in each other local area of the State;; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (E) may locate a physical or virtual center descibed in subparagraph (A) at a public institution of higher education. ; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking , the employment service and all that follows and inserting , in each State that has a physical one-stop center, the employment service offices in that State shall be colocated with the physical one-stop centers in that State.; (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (4) by adding at the end the following: (5) Relationships with local areas and States For purposes of applying this Act in a situation in which 2 adjacent local areas share a physical or virtual one-stop center, a reference in this Act to a one-stop center that is in a local area or State shall be considered to be a reference to a one-stop center for that local area or State, respectively. (6) Virtual center In this subsection, the term virtual, used with respect to a one-stop center, means a terminal or other equipment that provides access to each of the programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1). . 3. Conforming amendment Section 3(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(d)) is amended by striking , employment service and all that follows and inserting , in each State that has a physical one-stop center, the employment service offices in that State shall be colocated with the physical one-stop centers in that State..