Sec. 101. Workforce development activities

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Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ). Section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) is amended— by striking paragraph (5); by redesignating paragraphs

(6)through

(9)as paragraphs

(5)through (8), respectively; by inserting after paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following: The term college and career navigator means an individual who— has extensive knowledge of workforce development programs and services, postsecondary programs and services, Federal and other student financial aid for postsecondary education, and case management techniques; supports persons who are accessing services under this Act, by gathering work history and skills information, providing tailored college and career guidance and labor market information, helping jobseekers identify training and educational options to best fit their needs, including Federal student aid and other assistance available to pay the costs of attendance at an institution of higher education or for participation in training, facilitating access to services, and facilitating co-enrollment of individuals in programs carried out under title I and title II; provides or organizes provision of services to promote job readiness, digital literacy skills, information literacy skills, and the skills needed for success in postsecondary education, facilitates the successful transition of individuals to postsecondary education, coordinates activities with employers and with entities and individuals involved in the one-stop delivery system in the local area, and conducts community outreach; and as determined appropriate by the one-stop operator or eligible provider of adult education and literacy activities involved, is responsible for recruitment of students in adult education and literacy activities and participants in workforce investment activities, provision of intensive case management, provision of career exploration services, and data collection associated with an activity specified in this subparagraph. ; by redesignating paragraphs

(12)through (14),

(15)through (21),

(22)through (26), and

(27)through (71), as paragraphs

(13)through (15),

(17)through (23),

(25)through (29), and

(31)through (75), respectively; by inserting after paragraph

(11)the following: The term concurrent enrollment has the meaning given the term in section 203. ; by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following: The term digital literacy skills has the meaning given the term in section 203. ; by inserting after paragraph (23), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following: The term foundational skill needs , used with respect to an individual, means— in the case of an individual who is a youth, an individual who has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test; or in the case of an individual who is a youth or adult, an individual who is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society. ; and by inserting after paragraph (29), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), the following: The term information literacy skills has the meaning given the term in section 203. . Section 121(h)(2)(C)(ii) ( 29 U.S.C. 3151(h)(2)(C)(ii) ) is amended by striking section 3(13)(D) and inserting section 3(14)(D) . Section 134(c)(3)(H)(i) ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)(i) ) is amended by striking section 3(44) and inserting section 3(48) . Section 170(b)(1)(D)(i) ( 29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)(D)(i) ) is amended by striking section 3(15)(E) and inserting section 3(17)(E) . Section 211(e)(3) ( 29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3) ) is amended by striking section 3(45) and inserting section 3(49) . Section 101 ( 29 U.S.C. 3111 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV), by inserting , and representatives of organizations that provide adult education after out-of-school youth ; and in subsection (d)— in paragraph (7)(A), by striking (as defined in section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act ( ; 20 U.S.C. 9101 ); referred to in this Act as digital literacy skills ) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph

(12)as paragraph (13); and by inserting after paragraph

(11)the following: in collaboration with providers of adult education and literacy activities, the promotion of the employment of college and career navigators by the one-stop centers in the State; and . Section 102(b)(2) ( 29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (D)(ii)— in subclause (II), by striking item

(dd)and inserting the following: integrated education and training, including how costs for such activities will be shared among relevant core programs; ; in subclause (V), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: how the eligible agency will promote, through funding priority or other means, professionalization of adult education and literacy activities through the adoption of staffing models that include requirements and support for teacher credentialing, standards, and support for ongoing in-service professional development, and career ladders for professional growth, which may include more opportunities for full-time teaching positions; ; and in subparagraph (E)(iii)(II), by inserting providers of adult education and literacy activities, after institutions of higher education, . Section 107 ( 29 U.S.C. 3122 ) is amended— in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the following: The chief elected officials appointing the local board for a local area shall make publicly available information on the membership of the board (including information identifying how the membership composition requirements of subsection

(b)have been met), including by posting that information on the website of each unit of general local government included in the local area. ; and in subsection (d)— in paragraph (5), by striking secondary and postsecondary education and inserting secondary, postsecondary, and adult education ; in paragraph (7)(C)— by inserting , in consultation with providers of public access to technology, after identifying strategies ; by inserting , including deliveries through public libraries, after traditional service delivery ; and by inserting and information literacy skills after digital literacy skills ; and by adding at the end the following: The local board, in collaboration with providers of adult education and literacy activities in the local area, shall promote the employment of college and career navigators by the one-stop centers and eligible providers (as defined in section 203) in the local area. . Section 108 ( 29 U.S.C. 3123 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(13), by inserting , including, in all local plans after the first such plan, a description of how the local board carried out such coordination and completed such review during the previous 4-year period after submitted under title II ; and in subsection (d)(3), by inserting , along with a description of the actions the local board took in response to such comments after disagreement with the plan . Section 116(b)(2)(A) ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— in clause (i), by striking subclauses

(IV)and

(V)and inserting the following: the percentages of program participants who, during participation in the program— obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment; the percentages of program participants who, within 1 year after exit from the program— obtain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; have obtained or retained employment; and are in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential; and ; by striking clause

(iii)and inserting the following: A State may develop interim indicators for measuring the percentage of program participants on track to meet the indicators described in subclauses

(IV)and

(V)of clause

(i)for adult education and literacy activities authorized under title II. ; and in clause (iv), by striking clauses (i)(VI) and inserting clause (i)(VI) . Section 116 ( 29 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall establish a common reporting system that covers, and that accommodates, the core programs, relating to participant records and the performance accountability measures described in subsection (b). . Section 121 ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 ) is amended— in subsection (d)(2)(B)— by redesignating clauses

(ii)through

(vi)as clauses

(iii)through (vii), respectively; and by inserting after clause

(i)the following: a public library; ; and in subsection (e)— in paragraph (2)(B)— in clause (i), by striking and at the end; in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: through one or more public libraries in accordance with paragraph (5); ; and by adding at the end the following: A local board may use funds made available under subsection

(h)to make programs, activities, and services available through a public library to the extent such library demonstrates to the local board— that the library provides or will provide career services or other workforce development activities to address unmet need for such services or activities, such as by providing career services and other workforce development activities to individuals at days or times, and locations, at which the services or activities are not otherwise made available through the corresponding one-stop partners; that the library will provide a physical location within the library, which may include a mobile library site, in which to serve individuals seeking services provided by a college and career navigator; and the library's ability to leverage additional resources, such as staff, facilities, computer access, or learning materials, in order to extend the level of services otherwise provided through the local one-stop delivery system, particularly to geographically distant communities, communities for which physical one-stop centers are not easily accessible through public transportation, or communities in which there is inadequate access for the level of services needed. . Section 134(c) ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)(A)— in clause (iii), by inserting digital literacy, information literacy, after (including literacy, ; and in clause (xii)(VI), by inserting digital literacy skills, information literacy skills, after learning skills, ; and in paragraph (3)(D)— by redesignating clauses

(x)and

(xi)as clauses

(xii)and (xiii), respectively; and by inserting after clause

(ix)the following: digital literacy skills training; information literacy skills training; . Subtitle D of title I is amended by inserting after section 171 ( 29 U.S.C. 3226 ) the following: The purpose of this section is to expand the capacity of State and local workforce development systems by leveraging the facilities and staff of libraries and community-based organizations to provide career navigation services to individuals through library-based and community-based college and career navigators. In this section, the term eligible entity means a partnership between a State board or local board and 1 or more of the following: A community-based organization. A library (as defined in section 213 of the Library Services and Technology Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9122 )) that offers workforce development activities at no cost to individuals. From funds made available under section 172(g), the Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities to carry out the purpose of this section. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use funds made available through the grant to establish a college and career navigator program within the library, community-based organization, or agency that is a partner of such eligible entity. A college and career navigator program established under paragraph

(1)may hire, train, support, or retain 1 or more college and career navigators to provide career navigation services in coordination with a State or local workforce development system. . Section 172 ( 20 U.S.C. 3227 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 171A, $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. .

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