Workforce Data Enhancement Act

This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a competitive federal grant program for state workforce data systems. The Secretary of Labor would set aside between 5 and 10 percent of certain national dislocated worker funds each program year for grants to state agencies or groups of state agencies. Grants would pay to build or improve statewide systems that link education, job training, and labor market data, and must include plans to protect privacy and data security. Priority would go to multistate groups and to projects on skills data, credential registries, and real-time workforce data. Grants could last up to 3 years, and recipients must report on results within 180 days after the grant ends.

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Sponsors

• John W. Hickenlooper Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors