Sec. 112. Unified State plan

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Section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs

(C)through

(E)as subparagraphs

(D)through (F), respectively; by inserting the following after subparagraph (B): a description of— how the State will use real-time labor market information to continually assess the economic conditions and workforce trends described in subparagraphs

(A)and (B); and how the State will communicate changes in such conditions or trends to the workforce system in the State; ; in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by inserting the extent to which such activities are evidence-based, after of such activities, ; in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— by striking and for meeting the skilled workforce needs of employers and inserting and for preparing workers to meet the skilled workforce needs of employers and to enter and remain in unsubsidized employment ; and by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: a description of activities the State is conducting to expand economic opportunity for individuals and reduce barriers to labor market entry by— developing, in cooperation with employers, education and training providers, and other stakeholders, statewide skills-based initiatives that promote the use of demonstrated skills and competencies as an alternative to the exclusive use of degree attainment as a requirement for employment or advancement in a career; and evaluating the existing occupational licensing policies in the State and identifying potential changes to recommend to the appropriate State entity to— remove or streamline licensing requirements, as appropriate; and improve the reciprocity of licensing, including through participating in interstate licensing compacts; an analysis of the out-of-school youth population in the State, including the estimated number of out-of-school youth and any gaps in services provided to such population by other existing workforce development activities, as identified under subparagraph (D); a description of the availability of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs in the State and the providers of such programs, including any that serve youth; and a description of any strategies the State will use to prioritize the funding of evidence-based programs through the funds available for statewide workforce development activities described in section 128(a). ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by striking including a description and inserting which may include a description ; in subparagraph (C)(viii), by striking necessary for effective State operating systems and policies and inserting useful to States to be included in the State plan, on an optional basis ; in subparagraph (D)(i)— in subclause (II), by striking any ; and in subclause (IV), by striking section 121(h)(2)(E) and inserting section 121(h)(1)(E) ; and in subparagraph (E)— in clause (iv), by striking 116(i) and inserting 116(j) ; and in clause (x), by striking necessary for the administration of the core programs and inserting useful to States to be included in the State plan, on an optional basis ; and in subsection (c)(3)— in subparagraph (A), by striking shall the second place it appears and inserting may ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking required ; and by inserting , except that communicating changes in economic conditions and workforce trends to the workforce system in the State as described in subsection (b)(1)(C) shall not be considered modifications subject to approval under this paragraph before the period at the end.

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