Sec. 309. Labor market information system

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The section heading for section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49l–2 ) is amended by striking and inserting Employment statistics . labor market information system Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(a)(1)) is amended by striking employment statistics system of employment statistics and inserting labor market information system . Section 15(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(b)) is amended— by striking paragraph

(1)and inserting the following: The labor market information system described in subsection

(a)shall be evaluated and improved by the Secretary, in consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory Council established in subsection (d). The Secretary shall carry out the provisions of this section in a timely manner, through grants to or agreements with States. Using amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the Secretary shall provide funds through those grants and agreements. In distributing the funds (relating to labor market information funding) for fiscal years 2013 through 2017, the Secretary shall continue to distribute the funds to States in the manner in which the Secretary distributed funds to the States under this section for fiscal years 2004 through 2008. ; and by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following: The Secretary, with respect to data collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market information for the system, shall carry out the following duties: Assign responsibilities within the Department of Labor for elements of the labor market information system described in subsection

(a)to ensure that the statistical and administrative data collected is consistent with appropriate Bureau of Labor Statistics standards and definitions, and that the information is accessible and understandable to users of such data. Actively seek the cooperation of heads of other Federal agencies to establish and maintain mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and nonduplication in the development and operation of statistical and administrative data collection activities. Solicit, receive, and evaluate the recommendations from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established in subsection

(d)concerning the evaluation and improvement of the labor market information system described in subsection

(a)and respond in writing to the Council regarding the recommendations. Through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Employment and Training Administration, and in collaboration with States, develop and maintain the elements of the labor market information system described in subsection (a), including the development of consistent procedures and definitions for use by the States in collecting the data and information described in subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)of subsection (a)(1). Establish procedures for the system to ensure that— such data and information are timely; and paperwork and reporting for the system are reduced to a minimum. . Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49l–2 ) is amended by striking subsection

(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, and in consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory Council described in subsection

(d)and heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a 2-year plan for the labor market information system. The plan shall be developed and implemented in a manner that takes into account the activities described in State plans submitted by States under section 112 or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012 and shall be submitted to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The plan shall include— a description of how the Secretary will work with the States to manage the nationwide labor market information system described in subsection

(a)and the statewide workforce and labor market information systems that comprise the nationwide system; a description of the steps to be taken in the following 2 years to carry out the duties described in subsection (b)(2); an evaluation of the performance of the system, with particular attention to the improvements needed at the State and local levels; a description of the involvement of States in the development of the plan, through consultation by the Secretary with the Workforce Information Advisory Council in accordance with subsection (d); and a description of the written recommendations received from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established under subsection (d), and the extent to which those recommendations were incorporated into the plan. . Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49l–2 ) is amended by striking subsection

(d)and inserting the following: The Secretary, through the Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training, shall formally consult at least twice annually with the Workforce Information Advisory Council established in accordance with paragraph (2). Such consultations shall address the evaluation and improvement of the nationwide labor market information system described in subsection

(a)and the statewide labor market information systems that comprise the nationwide system and how the Department of Labor and the States will cooperate in the management of such systems. The Council shall provide written recommendations to the Secretary concerning the evaluation and improvement of the nationwide system, including any recommendations regarding the 2-year plan described in subsection (c). The Secretary shall establish an advisory council that shall be known as the Workforce Information Advisory Council (referred to in this section as the Council ) to participate in the consultations and provide the recommendations described in paragraph (1). The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Council, which shall consist of— 4 members who are representatives of lead State agencies with responsibility for workforce investment activities, or State agencies described in section 4, who have been nominated by such agencies or by a national organization that represents such agencies; 4 members who are representatives of the State labor market information directors affiliated with the State agencies that perform the duties described in subsection (e)(2), who have been nominated by the directors; 1 member who is a representative of providers of training services under section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012; 1 member who is a representative of economic development entities; 1 member who is a representative of businesses, who has been nominated by national business organizations or trade associations; 1 member who is a representative of labor organizations, who has been nominated by a national labor federation; 1 member who is a representative of local workforce investment boards, who has been nominated by a national organization representing such boards; and 1 member who is a representative of research entities that utilize labor market information. The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Council is geographically diverse and that no 2 of the members appointed under clauses (i), (ii), and

(vii)represent the same State. Each member of the Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive terms. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office. The members of the Council shall not receive compensation for the performance of services for the Council, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the Council. . Section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)) is amended— by striking employment statistics each place it appears and inserting labor market information ; in paragraph (1)(A) by striking annual plan and inserting plan described in subsection

(c); and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (G), by inserting and at the end; by striking subparagraph (H); in subparagraph (I), by striking section 136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and inserting section 131(i)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012 ; and by redesignating subparagraph

(I)as subparagraph (H). Section 15(g) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(g)) is amended by striking 1999 through 2004 and inserting 2013 through 2017 .

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29 USC 49l–2
29 USC 49l–2(a)(1)
29 USC 49l–2(b)
29 USC 49l–2(e)
29 USC 49l–2(g)

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Sec. 309

Labor market information system

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Cite29 USC 49l–2(a)(1)

Cite29 USC 49l–2(b)

Cite29 USC 49l–2(e)

Cite29 USC 49l–2(g)

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