,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ibb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,banks introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,workforce        
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act to    
define the term evidence-based4  #a4    
,evidence-based definition  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #c of the ,workforce   
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7#gb7 ,evidence-based ,the term         
evidence-based1 when used with respect  
to an activity1 service1 strategy1 or   
intervention1 or content of materials1  
means an activity1 service1 strategy1 or
 intervention1 or content of materials  
that-- 7,a7 demonstrates a statistically
 significant effect on improving        
participant outcomes or other relevant  
outcomes based on-- 7i7 strong evidence 

from at least #a well-designed and      
well-implemented experimental study2    
7ii7 moderate evidence from at least #a 
well-designed and well-implemented      
quasi-experimental study2 or  7iii7     
promising evidence from at least #a     
well-designed and well-implemented      
correlational study with statistical    
controls for selection bias2 or  7,b7   
7i7 demonstrates a rationale based on   
high-quality research findings or       
positive evaluation that such activity1 
service1 strategy1 intervention1 or     
content is likely to improve student    
outcomes or other relevant outcomes2 and
  7ii7 includes ongoing efforts to      
examine the effects of such activity1   
service1 strategy1 intervention1 or     
content4  4  7b7 ,description of        
evidence-,based programs ,section       
#ajb7;b77#a7 of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caab7;b77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting 
the extent to which such activities are 

evidence-based1 after of such           
activities12  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71
 by striking and at the end2  7#c7 in   
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the      
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subparagraph3  7,f7 a description of any
 strategies the ,state will use to      
prioritize the funding of evidence-based
 programs through the funds reserved as 
described in section #abh7;a7 and       
available for statewide workforce       
development activities4  4