[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4490 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4490 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to increase the funds available to Governors for statewide youth workforce investment activities, and statewide adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2024 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to increase the funds available to Governors for statewide youth workforce investment activities, and statewide adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Advancement and Engagement Act'' or ``WAE Act''. SEC. 2. GOVERNOR'S RESERVE FUNDS. Section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Governor'' and inserting the following: ``(A) Governor's reserve funds.--The Governor''; (2) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Portion for employer-based training.--Except as otherwise provided in sections 116(f)(1)(B) and 129(a)(4)(A), if a sum reserved under subparagraph (A) from an allotted amount exceeds 15 percent of that allotted amount, the portion that exceeds 15 percent shall be used only for statewide employer-based training activities, notwithstanding sections 106(b)(7), 129(b), and 134(a). ``(C) Employer-based training activities.--In this paragraph, the term `employer-based training activities' includes on-the-job training, customized training, or other employer-provided training activities.''. <all>