Flash Edition
April 21, 2015
On
April 16, 2015, the U.S. departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL)
announced the release of five notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) related to
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA), signed into law on
July 22, 2014. The NPRMs are available
for public comment on the Federal
Register website at http://www.regulations.gov
and via the links below. We encourage
you to share this information with interested stakeholders.
The five NPRMs are:
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DOL
NPRM—This NPRM proposes to implement
changes made to titles I and III of WIOA,
including the adult, dislocated worker, and youth formula programs; state
and local workforce development boards; designation of regions and local
areas; local plans; the one-stop system; and national programs authorized
under Title I; and amends the Wagner-Peyser
Act under Title III.
-
Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation
Act)—The following two NPRMs propose
to implement changes made to the programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act, which are contained
in Title IV of WIOA, as well as implement
new provisions:
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services program; State Supported Employment Services program; Limitations on the Use of Subminimum Wage
- The NPRM proposes to implement changes to the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services program and the State Supported Employment Services program,, as well as implement provisions in new Section 511 (Limitations on the Use of Subminimum Wages); and
Miscellaneous program changes
- This NPRM proposes to implement changes to other Rehabilitation
Act programs administered by ED.
The two departments invite public comment on the proposed
regulations for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register. Comments
may be submitted online at www.regulations.gov
or hard copy comments may be submitted via
postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Instructions for submitting public comments
are described in each of the NPRMs published in the Federal Register. A webinar on how
to provide comments on the NPRMs will be available the week of April 27. For
more information, visit www.doleta.gov/WIOA.
Any comments not received through the processes outlined in
the NPRMs will not be considered by the departments. All comments
must be received on or before June 15, 2015.
To view the joint DOL and ED press release announcing the
release of the NPRMs, click here.
For more information on the NPRMs and
additional resources, please visit www.ed.gov/aefla.
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