,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,bice 7for herself and ,ms4  
,jacobs7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,workforce ,innovation and
 ,opportunity ,act to address workforce 
gaps1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,workforce and ,education           
,partnership ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,amendments to the workforce innovation 
and opportunity act  7a7 ,youth         
workforce development programs for      
high-,demand occupations ,section       
#abi7;b77#b7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafd7;b77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d77v71 by        
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 inserting at the end the following3    

7,f7 developing partnerships between    
educational institutions 7including area
 career and technical education schools 
and institutions of higher education7   
and employers to create or improve      
workforce development programs to       
address the identified education and    
skill needs of the workforce and the    
employment needs of employers in the    
regions of the ,state1 as determined    
based on the most recent analysis       
conducted under subparagraphs 7,b7 and  
7,c7 of section #ajb7;b77#a74  4  7b7   
,statewide adult workforce development  
programs for high-,demand occupations   
,section #acd7;a77#c77;,a7 of such ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;a77#c77;,a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7xiii71 by     
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in clause
 7xiv71 by striking the period and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by inserting 
at the end the following3  7xv7         
developing partnerships between         
educational institutions 7including area
 career and technical education schools 

and institutions of higher education7   
and employers to create or improve      
workforce development programs to       
address the identified education and    
skill needs of the workforce and the    
employment needs of employers in the    
regions of the ,state1 as determined    
based on the most recent analysis       
conducted under subparagraphs 7,b7 and  
7,c7 of section #ajb7;b77#a74  4  7c7   
,local adult workforce development      
programs for high-,demand occupations   
,section #acd7;d77#a77;,a7 of such ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cagd7;d77#a77;,a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7xi71 by      
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in clause
 7xii71 by striking the period and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by inserting 
at the end the following3  7xiii7 the   
development of partnerships between     
educational institutions 7including area
 career and technical education schools 
and institutions of higher education7   
and employers to create or improve      
workforce development programs to       

address the identified education and    
skill needs of the workforce and the    
employment needs of employers in the    
region1 as determined based on the most 
recent analysis conducted by the local  
board under section #ajg7;d77#b74  4