Missoulian: Governor's 'dark money' bill hits committee
Missoulian: House GOP pushes bill streamlining job training
H.R.803
: SKILLS Act
“Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS
Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements
and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment
systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult
education and family literacy education programs. Revises requirements to: (1) eliminate representatives of labor organizations from state workforce investment boards, and (2) specify that representatives of business on a board represent large and small businesses with immediate and long-term employment opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations important to the state economy.
Requires a state board to assist the state governor by developing: (1) policies and programs that support a comprehensive statewide workforce development system, and (2) a statewide workforce and labor market information system.
Revises requirements for: (1) a state workforce development plan; (2) local workforce investment areas, boards, and plans; (3) one-stop delivery systems; and (4) the allotment of federal funds among states for employment and training activities.
Eliminates specific funding for adult and dislocated worker employment and training. Specifies state use of federal funds to set up a Workforce Investment Fund. …”
